Total Crime Rate

19.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.5 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 19.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Ridgeway Drive area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 143rd 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 Ridgeway Drive (BR1 5DG) in the last 12 months was 19.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% lower than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway Drive (BR1 5DG), the main crime hotspot is near Woodbury Gardens. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgeway Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Galahad Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pullman Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briary Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welbeck Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amblecote Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wydeville Manor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wydeville Manor Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wydeville Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lupton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chinbrook Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chinbrook Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chinbrook Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodbury Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Galahad Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Galahad Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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