Total Crime Rate

94.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 23.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 6/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oldfield 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.

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Crime Over Time in Oldfield Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brookmead Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Blackbrook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oldfield Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southwood Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairmead Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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