Total Crime Rate
145.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitebeam Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bromley Common & Holwood , and the 129th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Whitebeam Avenue (BR2 8DN) in the last 12 months was 145.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% higher than the Bromley Common & Holwood average (81.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitebeam Avenue (BR2 8DN), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Faringdon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitebeam Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Larch Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Almond Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Faringdon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Faringdon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Faringdon Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hornbeam Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hornbeam Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hornbeam Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hornbeam Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitebeam Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitebeam Avenue | — |
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