Total Crime Rate
216.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dorset Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Clock House , and the 67th highest crime rate of 930 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 Dorset Road (BR3 4EF) in the last 12 months was 216.7 per 1,000 residents and was 263.0% higher than the Clock House average (59.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dorset Road (BR3 4EF), the main crime hotspot is near Dorset Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Clock House| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elmers End Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elmers End Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elmers End Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arrol Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arrol Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmers End Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clement Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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