Total Crime Rate
1409.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Pauls Square area has the highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the highest crime rate of 930 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 St Pauls Square (BR2 0XH) in the last 12 months was 1409.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2456.4% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 156 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -62.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 247 (≈ 475.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Pauls Square (BR2 0XH), the main crime hotspot is near Market Square. Police recorded 189 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mitre Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mitre Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mitre Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Mitre Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Mitre Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mitre Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mill Vale | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tetty Way | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tetty Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tetty Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tetty Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tetty Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Paul'S Square | Under investigation |
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