Total Crime Rate
57.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cowper Road area has the 76th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 419th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cowper Road (BR2 9RT) in the last 12 months was 57.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cowper Road (BR2 9RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waverley Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pope Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Waverley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pope Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowper Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fashoda Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Addison Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bloomfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tredwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cowper Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Walpole Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Walpole Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mosslea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Walpole Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walpole Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Herbert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Jaffray Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brooklyn Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Close | Under investigation |
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