Total Crime Rate
11.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wiverton Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penge & Cator , and the 42nd 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 Wiverton Road (SE26 5HZ) in the last 12 months was 11.2 per 1,000 residents and was 91.7% lower than the Penge & Cator average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Wiverton Road (SE26 5HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Queensthorpe Mews. Police recorded 178 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Penge & Cator| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queensthorpe Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queensthorpe Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Linden Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Copeman Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Venner Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Homecroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Newlands Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newlands Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Girton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyric Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyric Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lyric Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Queensthorpe Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queensthorpe Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queensthorpe Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tarragon Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queensthorpe Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Queensthorpe Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queensthorpe Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queensthorpe Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queensthorpe Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queensthorpe Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queensthorpe Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queensthorpe Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queensthorpe Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queensthorpe Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queensthorpe Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queensthorpe Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queensthorpe Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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