Total Crime Rate

18.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · 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 18.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Portland Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 930 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 Portland Road (BR1 5BB) in the last 12 months was 18.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% lower than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (BR1 5BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cobland Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leafy Oak Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Portland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Cobland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leafy Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Tree Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Tree Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Tree Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leamington Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Milverton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Milverton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cobland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Street Hill —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Street Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cobland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobland Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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