Total Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 53.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Southborough Lane area has the 82nd lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 459th 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 Southborough Lane (BR2 8AR) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% lower than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southborough Lane (BR2 8AR), 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 Southborough Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Austin Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cloisters Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holbrook Way —
Sep 2025Public order Holbrook Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holbrook Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holbrook Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Holbrook Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southborough Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Southborough Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southborough Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmcroft Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brookmead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cloisters Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stiles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Birdham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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