Total Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Forge Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bromley Town , and the 402nd highest crime rate of 930 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 Forge Close (BR2 7LL) in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% lower than the Bromley Town average (177.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forge Close (BR2 7LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grove Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B265 (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Forge Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stuart Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Husseywell Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cherry Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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