Total Crime Rate

28.4 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 28.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Copse Avenue area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Shortlands & Park Langley , and the 220th 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 Copse Avenue (BR4 9NN) in the last 12 months was 28.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Copse Avenue (BR4 9NN), the main crime hotspot is near Myrtle Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Copse Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bracken Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Myrtle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bracken Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bracken Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hewitt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jasmine Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bracken Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Jasmine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Jackson'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cunningham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 14 of 14

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑