Total Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 107.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 24.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Southborough Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bromley Common & Holwood , and the 200th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southborough Lane (BR2 8AL) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% higher than the Bromley Common & Holwood average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southborough Lane (BR2 8AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mons Way, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Narrow Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southborough Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mons Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cloisters Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ruskin Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Narrow Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Narrow Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mons Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mons Way

Data Sources

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