Total Crime Rate
39.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Herbert Road area has the 58th lowest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 360th lowest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Herbert Road (BR2 9SH) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Herbert Road (BR2 9SH), 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| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walpole Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newton Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brooklyn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mosslea Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jefferson Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walpole Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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