Total Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highland Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bromley Town , and the 331st highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highland Road (BR2 0DJ) in the last 12 months was 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% lower than the Bromley Town average (179.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highland Road (BR2 0DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Mitre Close. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park End —
Apr 2026Drugs St Paul'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park End —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park End Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blyth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mitre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mitre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Mitre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park End —
Apr 2026Other crime Bracken Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bracken Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bracken Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mitre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen'S Mead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Martin'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beckenham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Beckenham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Queen'S Mead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martin'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Mead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Mead Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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