Total Crime Rate

135.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 135.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penge & Cator , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lennard Road (SE20 7LS) in the last 12 months was 135.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% higher than the Penge & Cator average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lennard Road (SE20 7LS), 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 2025Drugs Penge East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bredhurst Close 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Adelaide Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A234 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A234 —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bycroft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tarragon Grove —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tarragon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A234 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Phoenix Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Penge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lucas Road 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 A234 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A234 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlands Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Venner Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Maitland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maitland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Raleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Raleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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