Total Crime Rate

13.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 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
  • Other crime 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

Poverest Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Petts Wood & Knoll , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 930 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 Poverest Road (BR5 1GY) in the last 12 months was 13.2 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% 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 Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poverest Road (BR5 1GY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dorney Rise, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Hill Wood (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poverest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Kedleston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kedleston Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dorney Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sefton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Covet Wood Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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