Postcode district · London
Crime in SE20
How much crime is recorded in SE20, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Population
- 34,792 (2024)
How safe is SE20
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE20, 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
35.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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).
SE20National
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Anti-social behaviour19.110.7
Shoplifting11.08.4
Burglary10.99.1
Vehicle crime8.23.5
Other theft5.74.5
Public order5.14.6
Drugs3.62.4
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Robbery2.31.4
Theft from the person2.22.1
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.