Total Crime Rate
76.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burnt Ash Lane area has the 51st highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 301st highest 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 Burnt Ash Lane (BR1 5DL) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 350.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burnt Ash Lane (BR1 5DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wydeville Manor Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Launcelot Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wydeville Manor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wydeville Manor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lupton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Galahad Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Launcelot Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Launcelot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Launcelot Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Launcelot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Galahad Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pike Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Launcelot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Geraint Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Geraint Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Geraint Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lupton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wydeville Manor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wydeville Manor Road | Under investigation |
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