Total Crime Rate

152.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 152.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lovelace Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bromley Common & Holwood , and the 117th highest crime rate of 930 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 Lovelace Avenue (BR2 8EA) in the last 12 months was 152.4 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lovelace Avenue (BR2 8EA), 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 Lovelace Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxhawth Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitebeam Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Larch Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hornbeam Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hornbeam Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hornbeam Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Faringdon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Faringdon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Faringdon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faringdon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hornbeam Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitebeam Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitebeam Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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