Total Crime Rate

162.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 162.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Blyth Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 114th highest crime rate of 928 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 Blyth Road (BR1 3RY) in the last 12 months was 162.2 per 1,000 residents and was 191.7% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blyth Road (BR1 3RY), the main crime hotspot is near Longfield. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blyth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammelton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mitre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Way —
Apr 2026Public order College Slip Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order College Slip Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park End —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park End —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park End —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park End Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Slip Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mitre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Mitre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mitre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Longfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hammelton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blyth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bracken Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bracken Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bracken Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Beckenham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Beckenham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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