Postcode sector · London
Crime in SE20 9
How much crime is recorded in SE20 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Population
- 1,936 (2024)
SE20 9Postcode sector · London
How safe is SE20 9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE20 9, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
108
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SE20 9National
Violence and sexual offences25.123.6
Anti-social behaviour23.610.7
Shoplifting13.68.4
Public order12.74.6
Other theft9.14.5
Burglary8.59.1
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Robbery4.11.4
Drugs2.62.4
Theft from the person2.52.1
Other crime1.71.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.