Total Crime Rate
46.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cambridge Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Clock House , and the 417th 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 Cambridge Road (SE20 7XL) in the last 12 months was 46.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cambridge Road (SE20 7XL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Derwent Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tovil Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Clock House| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hambrook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Selby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Selby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thornsett Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Beverley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Archer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wadhurst Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wadhurst Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Wadhurst Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Eldon Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Eldon Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eldon Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eldon Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eldon Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tovil Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Haysleigh Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Selby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bevill Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thornsett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Penge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Penge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stembridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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