Total Crime Rate

30.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · 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 30.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Garden Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 249th 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 Garden Road (BR1 3LX) in the last 12 months was 30.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Road (BR1 3LX), the main crime hotspot is near Freelands Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Garden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Autumn Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Freelands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Freelands Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Autumn Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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