Total Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highland Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bromley Town , and the 225th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highland Road (BR2 0DJ) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% lower than the Bromley Town average (177.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highland Road (BR2 0DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Mitre Close. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Highland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mitre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Paul'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blyth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blyth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mitre Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bracken Hill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bracken Hill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blyth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beckenham Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Martin'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shortlands Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chart Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blyth Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mitre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ravens Close —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mitre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mitre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mitre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mitre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park End —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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