Total Crime Rate

271.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 271.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 72.4 10/10
  • Burglary 40.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.2 9/10
  • Other theft 27.2 10/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.1 8/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kent House Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penge & Cator , and the 47th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kent House Road (SE26 5LP) in the last 12 months was 271.5 per 1,000 residents and was 101.0% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent House Road (SE26 5LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunnydene Street, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairlawn Park (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kent House Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Cator Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kent House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunnydene Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cator Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodbastwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodbastwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunnydene Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunnydene Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunnydene Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watlington Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Watlington Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kent House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sunnydene Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryden Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Addington Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairlawn Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elvino Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fairlawn Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fairview Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fairview Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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