Total Crime Rate
42.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Avenue area has the 65th lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 377th lowest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (BR1 2BT) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Avenue (BR1 2BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Page Heath Villas, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southlands Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fashoda Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tredwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Page Heath Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Amesbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Page Heath Villas | Under investigation |
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