Penge East
Middle areaNorth west Bromley. 8,504 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Penge East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Penge East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Penge East at a rate of 125.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.7 per 1,000 people across Bromley.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 241 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 223 |
| Other crime | 181 |
| Shoplifting | 172 |
| Vehicle crime | 110 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 38 |
| Burglary | 33 |
| Drug offences | 27 |
| Robbery | 24 |
| Theft from the person | 19 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Penge East compares
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Is Penge East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Penge East at a rate of 125.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.7 per 1,000 people across Bromley.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 97 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Penge East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (241), violence and sexual offences (223) and other crime (181).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Bromley
These figures are published for the whole of Bromley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bromley and not Penge East alone. See Bromley
Penge East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Penge East was £620,000 in 2025.
Penge East had 8,426 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Penge East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Penge East, 95.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.