Total Crime Rate

201.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 201.6 9/10
  • Other theft 49.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Fontwell Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bromley Common & Holwood , and the 76th 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 Fontwell Drive (BR2 8AB) in the last 12 months was 201.6 per 1,000 residents and was 148.1% higher than the Bromley Common & Holwood average (81.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 352.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fontwell Drive (BR2 8AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southborough Lane, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willow Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Fontwell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmcroft Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southborough Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Southborough Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southborough Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Holbrook Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holbrook Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holbrook Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Holbrook Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holbrook Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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