Total Crime Rate

12.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.2 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 12.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 6.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Broadcroft Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Petts Wood & Knoll , and the 65th lowest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broadcroft Road (BR5 1EU) in the last 12 months was 12.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% lower than the Petts Wood & Knoll average (38.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadcroft Road (BR5 1EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birkdale Close, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crofton Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Broadcroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crofton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Birkdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crofton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Birkdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Branston Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Birkdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbots Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Birkdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Birkdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bushey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Birkdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnberry Way —
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Data Sources

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