Total Crime Rate

219.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 219.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 62.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 45.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Other theft 22.8 10/10
  • Robbery 17.1 10/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Palace Grove area has the 7th highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 65th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palace Grove (BR1 3HB) in the last 12 months was 219.4 per 1,000 residents and was 294.5% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palace Grove (BR1 3HB), the main crime hotspot is near East Street. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Palace Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Constable Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft The Old Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Denmark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Widmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palace Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palace Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northside Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Constable Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newman Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fyfe Way —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fyfe Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fyfe Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fyfe Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rodway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tweedy Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glebe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glebe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Babbacombe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
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Data Sources

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