Total Crime Rate

78.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birch Row area has the 19th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bromley Common & Holwood , and the 303rd highest crime rate of 928 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 Birch Row (BR2 8BX) in the last 12 months was 78.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Row (BR2 8BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitebeam Avenue, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Faringdon Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitebeam Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitebeam Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Thorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hazel Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hazel Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Laburnum Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Larch Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Almond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whitebeam Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitebeam Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Lovelace Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitebeam Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Oxhawth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Prescott Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitebeam Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxhawth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oxhawth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitebeam Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitebeam Avenue —
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Data Sources

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