Total Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pontefract Road area has the 63rd lowest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 384th 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 Pontefract Road (BR1 4RB) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontefract Road (BR1 4RB), the main crime hotspot is near Hillcrest Road. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pontefract Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Pontefract Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bonville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Boyland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Boyland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillcrest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hillcrest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southover Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southover Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Southover Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sudbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sudbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sudbury Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boyland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pontefract Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pontefract Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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