Total Crime Rate

161.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 161.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wimpole Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 116th 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 Wimpole Close (BR2 9JF) in the last 12 months was 161.8 per 1,000 residents and was 190.9% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wimpole Close (BR2 9JF), the main crime hotspot is near Fielding Lane. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wimpole Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gundulph Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masons Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Homesdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Homesdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Devonshire Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Devonshire Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Siward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Masons Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Woldham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fielding Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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