Total Crime Rate

61.1 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 61.1 6/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.5 5/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burnt Ash Lane area has the 73rd highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 388th 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 Burnt Ash Lane (BR1 4DH) in the last 12 months was 61.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnt Ash Lane (BR1 4DH), the main crime hotspot is near Minster Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Burnt Ash Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nash Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nash Green β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nash Green β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Burnt Ash Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nash Green β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladwell Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Gladwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lake Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Minster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Minster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lake Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Burnt Ash Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Burnt Ash Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dairy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burnt Ash Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnt Ash Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nichol Lane β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nichol Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nichol Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Foxbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nichol Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Quernmore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Paxton Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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