Total Crime Rate

145.1 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 145.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • 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

Birch Row 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 Birch Row (BR2 8FG) 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 Birch Row (BR2 8FG), 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 Birch Row area

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