Total Crime Rate
94.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Princes Plain area has the 15th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bromley Common & Holwood , and the 238th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Princes Plain (BR2 8LD) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% higher than the Bromley Common & Holwood average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Princes Plain (BR2 8LD), the main crime hotspot is near Link Way. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bromley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osprey Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cottage Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Link Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Link Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mosul Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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