Total Crime Rate

64.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Prescott Avenue area has the 69th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 365th highest 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 Prescott Avenue (BR5 1AE) in the last 12 months was 64.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prescott Avenue (BR5 1AE), the main crime hotspot is near Laburnum Way. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Prescott Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Faringdon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxhawth Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Prescott Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rolleston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Chesham Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Faringdon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faringdon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Faringdon Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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