Total Crime Rate

6.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 6.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Lime Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 11th lowest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lime Close (BR1 2WP) in the last 12 months was 6.0 per 1,000 residents and was 89.1% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Lime Close (BR1 2WP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Claremont Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkside Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lime Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coombe Lea Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stratford House Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claremont Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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