Crime Rates at Palace Road, Bromley, BR1 3JU

Palace Road area has the 68th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 359th highest 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 Palace Road (BR1 3JU) in the last 12 months was 65.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palace Road (BR1 3JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sherman Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rodway Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.