Total Crime Rate

126.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 126.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 26.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Knowlton Green area has the 10th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bromley Town , and the 164th highest crime rate of 928 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 Knowlton Green (BR2 9DH) in the last 12 months was 126.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower than the Bromley Town average (179.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowlton Green (BR2 9DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Matfield Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mead Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knowlton Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Speldhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cornford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cornford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurstfield —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matfield Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Deepdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Deepdale Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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