Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 105.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whateley Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penge & Cator , and the 205th highest crime rate of 928 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 Whateley Road (SE20 7NF) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whateley Road (SE20 7NF), 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 Whateley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thesiger Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thesiger Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thesiger Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thesiger Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Somerville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Somerville 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thesiger Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kent House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Torr Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whateley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whateley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whateley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whateley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thesiger Road —
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Data Sources

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