Crime Rates at Parish Lane, London, SE20 7NR

Parish Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penge & Cator , and the 407th lowest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parish Lane (SE20 7NR) in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parish Lane (SE20 7NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beckenham Road, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thesiger Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.