Total Crime Rate
241.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lennard Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penge & Cator , and the 55th highest crime rate of 928 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 241.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% higher than the Penge & Cator average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lennard Road (SE20 7LS), the main crime hotspot is near A234. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Penge & Cator| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bailey Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Raleigh Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bailey Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A234 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newlands Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newlands Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Raleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A234 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hardings Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A234 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A234 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bailey Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A234 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Linden Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Adelaide Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Adelaide Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Adelaide Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hardings Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A234 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bailey Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bailey Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bredhurst Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newlands Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Venner Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Venner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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