Total Crime Rate

44.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Whitebeam Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bromley Common & Holwood , and the 405th lowest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitebeam Avenue (BR2 8DJ) in the last 12 months was 44.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% lower than the Bromley Common & Holwood average (81.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitebeam Avenue (BR2 8DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hornbeam Way. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Whitebeam Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Faringdon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Larch Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faringdon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hornbeam Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitebeam Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitebeam Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Faringdon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hornbeam Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitebeam Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hornbeam Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hornbeam Way —
Sep 2025Public order Faringdon Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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