Total Crime Rate

182.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 182.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 49.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Other theft 32.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 5th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bromley Common & Holwood , and the 99th highest crime rate of 928 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 Southborough Lane (BR2 8BG) in the last 12 months was 182.6 per 1,000 residents and was 132.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 194.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southborough Lane (BR2 8BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southborough Lane, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thorn Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southborough Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fontwell Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Thorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fontwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southborough Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Southborough Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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