Total Crime Rate

66.1 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 66.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Highland Road area has the 66th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 356th 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 Highland Road (BR1 4AB) in the last 12 months was 66.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highland Road (BR1 4AB), the main crime hotspot is near Longfield. Police recorded 163 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Highland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blyth Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longfield —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blyth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blyth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chart Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shortlands Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longfield —
Sep 2025Public order London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bracken Hill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bracken Hill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Martin'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grasmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blyth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longfield —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beckenham Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Longfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Longfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Longfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park End —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Longfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Longfield Under investigation
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Data Sources

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