Total Crime Rate
12.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nightingale Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Petts Wood & Knoll , and the 46th 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 Nightingale Road (BR5 1BG) in the last 12 months was 12.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% lower than the Petts Wood & Knoll average (38.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Nightingale Road (BR5 1BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Approach, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Square (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Petts Wood & Knoll| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queensway | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Transmere Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenilworth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Station Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Station Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Station Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Woodhurst Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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