Total Crime Rate

446.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 446.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 173.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.1 9/10
  • Drugs 62.7 10/10
  • Public order 48.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hillcrest Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 25th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillcrest Road (BR1 4SB) in the last 12 months was 446.5 per 1,000 residents and was 709.7% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (β‰ˆ 118.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 208.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillcrest Road (BR1 4SB), the main crime hotspot is near Hillcrest Road. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hillcrest Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sudbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Launcelot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Launcelot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Launcelot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Launcelot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Headcorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Headcorn Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sudbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gareth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Hillcrest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southover Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pontefract Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Launcelot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gareth Grove β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandringham Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sudbury Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Detling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gareth Grove β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandringham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Southover Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sudbury Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sudbury Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sudbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Headcorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sudbury Crescent β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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