Total Crime Rate
30.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Silver Lane area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Shortlands & Park Langley , and the 245th 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 Silver Lane (BR4 0RX) in the last 12 months was 30.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Silver Lane (BR4 0RX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hawes Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bencurtis Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Linden Leas | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martins Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rose Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Linden Leas | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawes Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Corkscrew Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wickham Court Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
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