Crime Rates at Wharton Road, Bromley, BR1 3LE

Wharton 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 Wharton Road (BR1 3LE) 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 (≈ 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 Wharton Road (BR1 3LE), 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.