Total Crime Rate
135.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bailey Place area has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penge & Cator , and the 143rd 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 Bailey Place (SE26 5NX) in the last 12 months was 135.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% higher than the Penge & Cator average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bailey Place (SE26 5NX), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bycroft Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lucas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Penge Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Edward Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Penge East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Adelaide Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bailey Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bailey Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Linden Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Maitland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Maitland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lucas Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Venner Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lucas Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bredhurst Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tannsfeld Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tarragon Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tarragon Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newlands Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Phoenix Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Newlands Park | Under investigation |
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