Total Crime Rate
58.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Southlands Road area has the 75th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 410th highest 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 Southlands Road (BR1 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 130.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Southlands Road (BR1 2EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Claremont Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkside Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mayfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claremont Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Lea | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stratford House Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parkside Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parkside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tredwell Close | Under investigation |
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