Total Crime Rate

79.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 79.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Road area has the 50th highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 298th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palace Road (BR1 3JU) in the last 12 months was 79.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were 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 Vehicle crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palace Road (BR1 3JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Constable Mews, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Palace Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palace Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Denmark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Constable Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Constable Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palace Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rodway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawes Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Widmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hawes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Old Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newman Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northside Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Babbacombe Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooden Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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