Total Crime Rate

29.8 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 29.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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

Forde Avenue area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 240th lowest 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 Forde Avenue (BR1 3EX) in the last 12 months was 29.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% lower than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 118.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forde Avenue (BR1 3EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rochester Avenue, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Palace View (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Forde Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Field Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Forde Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Forde Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woldham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woldham Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forde Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glanville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glanville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forde Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forde Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wanstead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Godwin Road —
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Data Sources

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