Total Crime Rate
53.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Southborough 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 8AT) 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 8AT), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stiles Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holbrook Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fairmead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brookmead Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holmcroft Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Southborough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southborough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southborough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cloisters Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parkfield Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Holbrook Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cloisters Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holbrook Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holbrook Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holbrook Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripley Close | Under investigation |
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