Total Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 8.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.4 2/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wiverton Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penge & Cator , and the 246th 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 Wiverton Road (SE26 5JB) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% lower than the Penge & Cator average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wiverton Road (SE26 5JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queensthorpe Mews, where police recorded 176 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sydenham Station Approach (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wiverton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Copeman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensthorpe Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Queensthorpe Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queensthorpe Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Queensthorpe Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queensthorpe Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensthorpe Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Venner Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Venner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlands Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlands Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Newlands Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bredhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Linden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bailey Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bailey Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bailey Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bailey Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queensthorpe Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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