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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Thirlmere Rise 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 Thirlmere Rise (BR1 4HY) 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 Thirlmere Rise (BR1 4HY), the main crime hotspot is near Hildenborough Gardens. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Thirlmere Rise area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cairndale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hildenborough Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chingley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Patterdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Patterdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Spencer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hildenborough Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swiftsden Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Lane

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.