Total Crime Rate
1409.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Widmore Road area has the highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Widmore Road (BR1 1RY) in the last 12 months was 1409.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2456.4% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 156 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -62.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 247 (≈ 475.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Widmore Road (BR1 1RY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 581 crimes here, including 100 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fyfe Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northside Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Fyfe Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sherman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sherman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
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