Total Crime Rate

33.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 33.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Union Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 277th lowest crime rate of 930 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 Union Road (BR2 9SB) in the last 12 months was 33.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% lower than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Road (BR2 9SB), the main crime hotspot is near Waverley Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Union Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Pope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walpole Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crown Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walpole Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Herbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walpole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brooklyn Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walpole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tredwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Newton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Newton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mosslea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Jefferson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowper Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fashoda Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cowper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Waverley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverley Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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