Total Crime Rate

57.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Plaistow Grove area has the 78th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 423rd highest 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 Plaistow Grove (BR1 3PB) in the last 12 months was 57.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% higher 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plaistow Grove (BR1 3PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Minster Road, where police recorded 24 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.

Crime Over Time in Plaistow Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nichol Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Babbacombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nichol Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nichol Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnt Ash Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burnt Ash Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Foxbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Burnt Ash Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Burnt Ash Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Burnt Ash Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Paxton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Horsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Minster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Minster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coppergate Close
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Apollo Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dairy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nichol Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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