Total Crime Rate

157.1 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 157.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Letchworth Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bromley Town , and the 111th 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 Letchworth Drive (BR2 9BE) in the last 12 months was 157.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% lower than the Bromley Town average (177.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Letchworth Drive (BR2 9BE), the main crime hotspot is near Hayes Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Letchworth Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mead Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leybourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurstfield —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fair Acres —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fair Acres —
Sep 2025Burglary Fair Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fair Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayesford Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Hayes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hayes Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montcalm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Matfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayesford Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurstfield —
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Data Sources

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