Total Crime Rate

138.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 138.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 39.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Frankswood Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 147th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Frankswood Avenue (BR5 1BP) in the last 12 months was 138.0 per 1,000 residents and was 148.2% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Frankswood Avenue (BR5 1BP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Frankswood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Langley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Maybury Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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