Total Crime Rate
314.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Magpie Hall Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bromley Common & Holwood , and the 37th 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 Magpie Hall Lane (BR2 8JF) in the last 12 months was 314.8 per 1,000 residents and was 287.3% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 163.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Magpie Hall Lane (BR2 8JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Turpington Close, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Link Way (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mosul Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turpington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Turpington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Turpington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Turpington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Turpington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Turpington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turpington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turpington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rayfield Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turpington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Link Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turpington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turpington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turpington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turpington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turpington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turpington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turpington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turpington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Turpington Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Turpington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rayfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Magpie Hall Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Magpie Hall Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rayfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Magpie Hall Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cobham Close | Under investigation |
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