Total Crime Rate

119.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.4 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Venner Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penge & Cator , and the 168th highest crime rate of 930 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 Venner Road (SE26 5HS) in the last 12 months was 119.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Venner Road (SE26 5HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montague Mews, where police recorded 185 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Venner Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Venner Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Venner Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montague Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mosslea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Phoenix Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Montague Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bailey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bailey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Penge East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lawrie Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lawrie Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrie Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Copeman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bredhurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Newlands Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Venner Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crampton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlands Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montrave Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Kingswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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