Total Crime Rate

155.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 155.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.1 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Southover area has the 20th highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 121st highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southover (BR1 4RY) in the last 12 months was 155.9 per 1,000 residents and was 180.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southover (BR1 4RY), 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 Southover area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Pontefract Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gladwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Road —
Apr 2026Public order Bonville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Road —
Apr 2026Public order Hillcrest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillcrest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southover Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southover Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Southover Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kynaston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladwell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kynaston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fenn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lake Avenue 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Lake Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Roslin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pontefract Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pontefract Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kynaston Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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