Total Crime Rate

215.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 215.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 44.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Other theft 24.2 10/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Walpole Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 70th highest crime rate of 928 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 Walpole Road (BR2 9SE) in the last 12 months was 215.4 per 1,000 residents and was 287.3% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -45.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walpole Road (BR2 9SE), the main crime hotspot is near Waverley Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Bromley

Crime Over Time in Walpole Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mosslea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hook Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hook Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chatterton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walpole Road Awaiting court outcome
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 12 of 12

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑