Crime Rates at Oldstead Road, Bromley, BR1 5RN

Oldstead Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Catford South , and the 353rd lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

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 Oldstead Road (BR1 5RN) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% lower than the Catford South average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -98.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 176.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldstead Road (BR1 5RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Bromley Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.