Total Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 83.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.0 10/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Royston Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penge & Cator , and the 267th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Royston Road (SE20 7QN) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% lower than the Penge & Cator average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royston Road (SE20 7QN), 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 Royston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beckenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beckenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beckenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beckenham Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Beckenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Beckenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Beckenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Beckenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Beckenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beckenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beckenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torr Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Torr Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsdale Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottingham Road
Sep 2025Other theft Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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