Total Crime Rate
123.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chulsa Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Crystal Palace & Anerley , and the 167th highest crime rate of 928 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 Chulsa Road (SE26 6BS) in the last 12 months was 123.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% lower than the Crystal Palace & Anerley average (133.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chulsa Road (SE26 6BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sheenewood (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Penge & Cator| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ormanton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Beaulieu Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydenham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chulsa Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Border Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydenham Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Martins | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thakeham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Westwood Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Westwood Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charleville Circus | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Charleville Circus | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ormanton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amberley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charleville Circus | — |
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