Total Crime Rate

241.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 241.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 153.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 33.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Newlands Park area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penge & Cator , and the 55th highest crime rate of 928 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 Newlands Park (SE26 5NS) in the last 12 months was 241.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newlands Park (SE26 5NS), the main crime hotspot is near Newlands Park. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newlands Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Venner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlands Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Linden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Adelaide Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Adelaide Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Adelaide Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bredhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bailey Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bailey Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bailey Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Newlands Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bailey Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlands Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tredown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tredown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homecroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newlands Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardings Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Venner Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hardings Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Venner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bailey Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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