Crime Rates at Penge Road, London, SE20 7UL

Penge Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Clock House , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penge Road (SE20 7UL) in the last 12 months was 17.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% lower than the Clock House average (62.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penge Road (SE20 7UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Derwent Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Weighton Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.