Crime Rates at Ridgeway Drive, Bromley, BR1 5DQ

Ridgeway Drive area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 315th 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 Ridgeway Drive (BR1 5DQ) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway Drive (BR1 5DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Woodbury Gardens. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.