Total Crime Rate
104.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blackbrook Lane area has the 30th highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 207th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Blackbrook Lane (BR1 2LS) in the last 12 months was 104.3 per 1,000 residents and was 87.5% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blackbrook Lane (BR1 2LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southborough Lane, where police recorded 39 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 | Other theft | Southborough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Blackbrook Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southborough Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oldfield Close | — |
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