Total Crime Rate

76.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brook Lane area has the 56th highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 314th highest 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 Brook Lane (BR1 4PU) in the last 12 months was 76.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Lane (BR1 4PU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Brook Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lake Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gladwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sudbury Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladwell Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sudbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bonville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sudbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lake Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nash Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilldrop Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fenn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Southover Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southover Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southover Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Roslin Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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