Total Crime Rate
233.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025College Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 59th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around College Road (BR1 3PF) in the last 12 months was 233.2 per 1,000 residents and was 323.0% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 268.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around College Road (BR1 3PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nichol Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nash Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Burnt Ash Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Burnt Ash Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Burnt Ash Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Paxton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Croft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nash Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nash Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nash Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nichol Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Scotts Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnt Ash Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Burnt Ash Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scotts Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northside Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Babbacombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nichol Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nichol Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dairy Close | Under investigation |
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