Total Crime Rate

69.5 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 69.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.9 10/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Blackbrook Lane area has the 62nd highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 339th 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 Blackbrook Lane (BR2 8AZ) in the last 12 months was 69.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% higher 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Crime Over Time in Blackbrook Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southborough Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brookmead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Southwood Close Under investigation
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 Aycliffe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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