Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 3.5 1/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knowle Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bromley Common & Holwood , and the 398th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knowle Road (BR2 8NG) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower than the Bromley Common & Holwood average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowle Road (BR2 8NG), the main crime hotspot is near Lower Gravel Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knowle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Gravel Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osprey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langham Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langham Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Weald Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Copthorne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Trinity Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copthorne Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copthorne Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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