Total Crime Rate

218.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 218.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 60.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.9 10/10
  • Burglary 33.6 10/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Avenue Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Clock House , and the 66th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avenue Road (SE20 7SA) in the last 12 months was 218.1 per 1,000 residents and was 249.8% higher than the Clock House average (62.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 189.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (SE20 7SA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avenue Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avenue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Howard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chesham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evelina Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravenscroft Road —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manston Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croydon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pelham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Road —
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 2026Robbery Chesham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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