Total Crime Rate

35.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 35.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

The Alders area has the 24th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Shortlands & Park Langley , and the 304th lowest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Alders (BR4 9PW) in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% higher 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Alders (BR4 9PW), the main crime hotspot is near Oak Gardens. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Alders area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pond Cottage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pond Cottage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Oak Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cunningham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dixon Place —
Sep 2025Robbery Cavendish Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cavendish Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cavendish Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Red Oak Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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