Total Crime Rate
406.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Westbury 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pawleyne Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsdale Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pawleyne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Beckenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Beckenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Croydon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Croydon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Croydon Road | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Croydon Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Croydon Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Croydon Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Croydon Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Beckenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Otford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beckenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cottingham Road | β |
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