Total Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 54.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Wharton Road area has the 82nd highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 445th highest crime rate of 928 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 Wharton Road (BR1 3LE) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharton Road (BR1 3LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sherman Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rodway Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wharton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Park Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rodway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newman Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harleyford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Park Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palace Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palace Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hawes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawes Road —
Apr 2026Public order Widmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Denmark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Old Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Babbacombe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Park Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Upper Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Park Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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