Total Crime Rate

257.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 257.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 51.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 44.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 52nd 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 Plaistow Lane (BR1 3TF) in the last 12 months was 257.4 per 1,000 residents and was 366.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plaistow Lane (BR1 3TF), 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 Plaistow Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Plaistow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodway Road Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Plaistow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Haxted Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Minster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Minster Road 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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