Total Crime Rate
116.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Edward Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 177th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Edward Road (BR1 3NG) in the last 12 months was 116.8 per 1,000 residents and was 110.0% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (β 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edward Road (BR1 3NG), the main crime hotspot is near Freelands Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bromley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawes Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hawes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawes Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Plaistow Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freelands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freelands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Freelands Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Freelands Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Freelands Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Freelands Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Freelands Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Freelands Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Freelands Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawes Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Edward Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Garden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooden Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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