Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Drugs 16.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lennard Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penge & Cator , and the 271st highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lennard Road (SE20 7LL) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% lower than the Penge & Cator average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lennard Road (SE20 7LL), the main crime hotspot is near A234. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lennard Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tarragon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Phoenix Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Raleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Penge East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bailey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bailey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Maitland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maitland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Venner Road
Sep 2025Drugs Newlands Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tarragon Grove
Sep 2025Burglary Lucas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Penge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lucas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lucas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Linden Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A234 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A234 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A234 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person A234 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A234 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A234 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A234
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A234
Sep 2025Theft from the person Raleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlands Park Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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