Total Crime Rate

111.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rochester Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bromley Town , and the 191st highest crime rate of 928 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 Rochester Avenue (BR1 3DD) in the last 12 months was 111.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% lower than the Bromley Town average (179.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rochester Avenue (BR1 3DD), the main crime hotspot is near Constable Mews. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rochester Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs South View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Constable Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Kentish Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Constable Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Widmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Denmark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Stockwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stockwell Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft The Old Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South View Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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