Total Crime Rate
118.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bromley Common area has the 25th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 172nd 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 Bromley Common (BR2 9LP) in the last 12 months was 118.2 per 1,000 residents and was 114.4% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( 16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bromley Common (BR2 9LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fielding Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A21 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Jaffray Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Heron Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Havelock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A21 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Addison Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bloomfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Carisbrooke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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