Total Crime Rate

32.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 32.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 9.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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

Thornton Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 278th 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 Thornton Road (BR1 5AP) in the last 12 months was 32.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% lower than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Road (BR1 5AP), 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 Thornton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Launcelot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welbeck Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Road —
Apr 2026Public order Hillcrest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillcrest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Roslin Way 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Kynaston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kynaston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Launcelot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Burnt Ash Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pike Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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