Total Crime Rate

138.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 138.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Nichol Lane area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 145th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nichol Lane (BR1 4DE) in the last 12 months was 138.7 per 1,000 residents and was 149.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nichol Lane (BR1 4DE), the main crime hotspot is near Minster Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nichol Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dairy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minster Road
Apr 2026Public order Minster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Minster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Minster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytchet Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Babbacombe Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytchet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Foxbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Foxbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Foxbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilldrop Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fenn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lake Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lake Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladwell Road
Apr 2026Public order Gladwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytchet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burnt Ash Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road
Apr 2026Drugs Croft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nash Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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