Total Crime Rate
167.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bramble Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Kelsey & Eden Park , and the 111th 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 Bramble Close (BR3 3XE) in the last 12 months was 167.4 per 1,000 residents and was 87.5% higher than the Kelsey & Eden Park average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 191.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bramble Close (BR3 3XE), the main crime hotspot is near North Drive. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kelsey & Eden Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | North Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorrington Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Martin'S Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walled Garden Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Martin'S Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bucknall Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | North Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Limewood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | North Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | North Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | North Drive | Under investigation |
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