Total Crime Rate

124.1 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

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 124.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Plaistow Lane area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plaistow Lane (BR1 4DS) in the last 12 months was 124.1 per 1,000 residents and was 125.0% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 266.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plaistow Lane (BR1 4DS), 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 Plaistow Lane area

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

Data Sources

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