Total Crime Rate
20.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Southwark Place area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 156th lowest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Southwark Place (BR1 2LT) in the last 12 months was 20.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% lower than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Southwark Place (BR1 2LT), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Oldfield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Springfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairmead Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bickley Park Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bickley Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bickley Park Road | Under investigation |
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