Total Crime Rate

406.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

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 406.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 158.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 47.5 10/10
  • Public order 26.4 10/10
  • Other theft 23.8 10/10
  • Robbery 21.1 10/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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

Westbury Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penge & Cator , and the 27th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westbury Road (SE20 7QH) in the last 12 months was 406.3 per 1,000 residents and was 200.9% higher than the Penge & Cator average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (β‰ˆ 137.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbury Road (SE20 7QH), 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.

Crime Over Time in Westbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pawleyne Close β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsdale Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beckenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beckenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pawleyne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Beckenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Beckenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Beckenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Beckenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Croydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Croydon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Croydon Road Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Drugs Croydon Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croydon Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croydon Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croydon Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Beckenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Otford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beckenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottingham Road β€”

Data Sources

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