Total Crime Rate

28.9 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 28.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Herbert Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 227th lowest crime rate of 930 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 28.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% lower than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herbert Road (BR2 9SH), 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 Herbert Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Road
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
Sep 2025Public order Waverley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lavender Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tredwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Jefferson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Augustine'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Augustine'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brooklyn Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cowper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walpole Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walpole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walpole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walpole Road
Sep 2025Other theft Pope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crown Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Pope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Newton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Herbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Newton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mosslea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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