Total Crime Rate

101.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Newlands Park area has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penge & Cator , and the 207th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newlands Park (SE26 5PN) in the last 12 months was 101.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% lower than the Penge & Cator average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newlands Park (SE26 5PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Venner Road, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newlands Park (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newlands Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bailey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Phoenix Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bredhurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tarragon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlands Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newlands Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tarragon Grove
Sep 2025Public order Tannsfeld Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Venner Road
Sep 2025Burglary Lucas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lucas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lucas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlands Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Newlands Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Venner Road
Sep 2025Drugs Linden Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Adelaide Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Homecroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Penge East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Maitland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Maitland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Penge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bailey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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