Total Crime Rate

62.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.8 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 62.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 13th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penge & Cator , and the 381st highest 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 Newlands Park (SE26 5PE) in the last 12 months was 62.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newlands Park (SE26 5PE), the main crime hotspot is near A234. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 29 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 (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Venner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A234 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A234 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A234 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A234 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlands Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlands Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Adelaide Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Newlands Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Adelaide Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Adelaide Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bailey Place Under investigation
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 2026Shoplifting Parkside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A234 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardings Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tredown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tredown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bredhurst Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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