Total Crime Rate
49.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Burnt Ash Lane area has the 75th lowest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 442nd lowest 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 Burnt Ash Lane (BR1 4DJ) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% lower than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burnt Ash Lane (BR1 4DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sudbury Crescent, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roslin Way (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bromley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gladwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Foxbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lake Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lake Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Roslin Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gladwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hilldrop Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Burnt Ash Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burnt Ash Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fenn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Foxbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Foxbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Dairy Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Croft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lytchet Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lytchet Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sudbury Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sudbury Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Croft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sudbury Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lytchet Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nash Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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