Total Crime Rate

44.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.8 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 44.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 12.8 3/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Babbacombe Road area has the 67th lowest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 406th lowest 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 Babbacombe Road (BR1 3LS) in the last 12 months was 44.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% lower than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Babbacombe Road (BR1 3LS), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Babbacombe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burnt Ash Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hawes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northside Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garden Road Under investigation
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 2026Vehicle crime Palace Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dairy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Babbacombe Road —
Apr 2026Public order Foxbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palace Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawes Road —
Apr 2026Public order Foxbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytchet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Foxbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytchet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ronalds Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytchet Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ronalds Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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