Total Crime Rate

104.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.0 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 104.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 27.0 5/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Blackbrook 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.

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Crime Over Time in Blackbrook Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Southborough Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Blackbrook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southwood Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southborough Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oldfield Close

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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