Total Crime Rate

63.7 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 63.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.5 10/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Avenue area has the 71st highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 370th 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 Kings Avenue (BR1 4HL) in the last 12 months was 63.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Avenue (BR1 4HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arcus Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hildenborough Gardens (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Kings Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cairndale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Arcus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hildenborough Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hildenborough Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Patterdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Patterdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arcus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chingley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arcus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arcus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Spencer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swiftsden Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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