Total Crime Rate

118.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.2 8/10
  • Drugs 22.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Heron Court 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 Heron Court (BR2 9LR) 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 Heron Court (BR2 9LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fielding Lane, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Homesdale Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Heron Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heron Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Homesdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jaffray Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Addison Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A21 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A21 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Homesdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carisbrooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road —
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Data Sources

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