Total Crime Rate

78.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 78.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 10.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Highland Road area has the 51st highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 299th highest crime rate of 928 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 Highland Road (BR1 4AA) in the last 12 months was 78.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highland Road (BR1 4AA), 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 Highland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Longfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park End Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bracken Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spencer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park End —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park End —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park End —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bracken Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Drugs London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blyth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Longfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Longfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bracken Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Longfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beckenham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Beckenham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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