Crime Rates at Venner Road, London, SE26 5HX

Venner Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penge & Cator , and the 412th lowest crime rate of 930 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 Venner Road (SE26 5HX) in the last 12 months was 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% lower than the Penge & Cator average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Venner Road (SE26 5HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen Adelaide Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newlands Park (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.