Total Crime Rate
118.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lewes Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 175th 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 Lewes Road (BR1 2RN) in the last 12 months was 118.1 per 1,000 residents and was 112.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lewes Road (BR1 2RN), the main crime hotspot is near Lewes Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bromley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Glade | Under investigation |
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