Total Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 50.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Palace Road area has the 76th lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 452nd lowest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palace Road (BR1 3JX) in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% lower than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (β‰ˆ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palace Road (BR1 3JX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Palace Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Apollo Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft North Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Constable Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Constable Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Constable Mews β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Haxted Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coppergate Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A222 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Constable Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A222 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palace Grove β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northside Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Horsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Babbacombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sherman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Sherman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodway Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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