Total Crime Rate

300.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 300.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 84.4 9/10
  • Public order 36.9 10/10
  • Other theft 34.3 10/10
  • Robbery 15.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Snowdown Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penge & Cator , and the 38th highest crime rate of 928 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 Snowdown Close (SE20 7RU) in the last 12 months was 300.8 per 1,000 residents and was 133.2% higher than the Penge & Cator average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 55.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 142.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Snowdown Close (SE20 7RU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Snowdown Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clevedon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Royston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Royston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clevedon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birkbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avenue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravenscroft Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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