Crime Rates at Babbacombe Road, Bromley, BR1 3LR

Babbacombe Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 149th 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 Babbacombe Road (BR1 3LR) in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Babbacombe Road (BR1 3LR), 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.