Total Crime Rate
94.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oldfield Close area has the 37th highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 236th highest crime rate of 928 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 Oldfield Close (BR1 2LL) in the last 12 months was 94.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.6 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 Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oldfield Close (BR1 2LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southwood Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairmead (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bromley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brookmead Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Blackbrook Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oldfield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Springfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairmead Close | Under investigation |
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