Total Crime Rate

1330.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

492.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1330.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 492.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 265.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 225.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 136.5 10/10
  • Public order 132.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 123.1 10/10
  • Other theft 109.6 10/10
  • Drugs 103.9 10/10
  • Robbery 69.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.7 10/10
  • Burglary 28.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 25.0 10/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.5 9/10
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

Edison Road area has the highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

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 Edison Road (BR2 0EZ) in the last 12 months was 1330.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2293.0% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 256 (≈ 492.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edison Road (BR2 0EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Market Square. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edison Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/100)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Harmony Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order College Slip Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order College Slip Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Slip Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Longfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Longfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Longfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Longfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hammelton Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Hammelton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammelton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammelton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Paul'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mitre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Mitre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Harmony Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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