Total Crime Rate
67.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tangleberry Close area has the 64th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 346th highest crime rate of 930 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 Tangleberry Close (BR1 2WJ) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tangleberry Close (BR1 2WJ), the main crime hotspot is near Claremont Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claremont Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fairmead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Lea | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripley Close | Under investigation |
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