Total Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 36.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cottingham Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penge & Cator , and the 317th lowest crime rate of 930 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 Cottingham Road (SE20 7PT) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottingham Road (SE20 7PT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cottingham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Evelina Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsdale Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Torr Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torr Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottingham Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pawleyne Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pawleyne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Raleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evelina Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Raleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A234 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Plawsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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