Total Crime Rate

15.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 15.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Links Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Shortlands & Park Langley , and the 75th lowest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Links Road (BR4 0QW) in the last 12 months was 15.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% lower than the Shortlands & Park Langley average (33.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Links Road (BR4 0QW), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Links Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Linden Leas Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rose Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Links Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oak Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Linden Leas Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ravenswood Avenue
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wickham Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station

Data Sources

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