Total Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 48.7 5/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 8.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Nelson Road area has the 72nd lowest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 437th lowest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Road (BR2 9NP) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% lower than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Road (BR2 9NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Homesdale Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Homesdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Havelock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heron Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Homesdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Homesdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chatterton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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