Total Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 58.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forstal Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bromley Town , and the 414th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

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 Forstal Close (BR2 0XR) in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% lower than the Bromley Town average (177.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forstal Close (BR2 0XR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 136 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Simpson'S Road (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Forstal Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tetty Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St Paul'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Simpson'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simpson'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simpson'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simpson'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simpson'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simpson'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Simpson'S Road Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tetty Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
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Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Simpson'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Simpson'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ringer'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ravensbourne Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ravensbourne Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ravensbourne Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ringer'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ringer'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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