Crime Rates at Oakridge Road, Bromley, BR1 5QN

Oakridge Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Catford South , and the 57th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakridge Road (BR1 5QN) in the last 12 months was 343.2 per 1,000 residents and was 202.7% higher than the Catford South average (113.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 110.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakridge Road (BR1 5QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oldstead Road, where police recorded 263 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Bromley Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.