Total Crime Rate

366.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

144.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 366.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 153.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 144.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Somerville Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penge & Cator , and the 26th 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 Somerville Road (SE20 7NA) in the last 12 months was 366.0 per 1,000 residents and was 183.7% higher than the Penge & Cator average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 63.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 144.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerville Road (SE20 7NA), the main crime hotspot is near Thesiger Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somerville Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Somerville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thesiger Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whateley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whateley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckett Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Beckett Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kent House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thesiger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thesiger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thesiger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thesiger Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thesiger Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whateley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thesiger Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thesiger Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Somerville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Torr Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whateley Road —
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Data Sources

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