Total Crime Rate
20.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Palace View area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 928 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 Palace View (BR1 3EP) in the last 12 months was 20.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% lower than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Palace View (BR1 3EP), the main crime hotspot is near Old Homesdale Road. Police recorded 21 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 | Gundulph Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Siward Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Greenfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Woldham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Homesdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Homesdale Road | Under investigation |
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