Total Crime Rate
129.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Holbrook Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bromley Common & Holwood , and the 153rd 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 Holbrook Way (BR2 8EE) in the last 12 months was 129.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holbrook Way (BR2 8EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southborough Lane, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willow Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Southborough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holbrook Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parkfield Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stiles Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brookmead Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holmcroft Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southborough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southborough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Holbrook Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holbrook Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holbrook Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holbrook Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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