Total Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hawthorne Road area has the 59th lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 352nd lowest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawthorne Road (BR1 2TL) in the last 12 months was 39.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% lower than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorne Road (BR1 2TL), the main crime hotspot is near Southwood Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hawthorne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aycliffe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Southwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shornefield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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