Total Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highfield Road area has the 59th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 332nd highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Road (BR1 2JW) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Highfield Road (BR1 2JW), the main crime hotspot is near Claremont Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brookmead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Birdham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cloisters Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claremont Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cloisters Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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