Total Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.9 10/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 10.0 2/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prescott Avenue area has the 80th highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 439th highest crime rate of 928 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 1AF) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% lower than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prescott Avenue (BR5 1AF), the main crime hotspot is near Faringdon Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prescott Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hazel Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lovelace Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesham Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Langley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rolleston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Prescott Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oxhawth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Oxhawth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxhawth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Laburnum Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hazel Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Thorn Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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