Total Crime Rate

23.5 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 23.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Petts Wood Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Petts Wood & Knoll , and the 163rd 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 Petts Wood Road (BR5 1JU) in the last 12 months was 23.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Petts Wood Road (BR5 1JU), the main crime hotspot is near Ladywood Avenue. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Petts Wood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Greencourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birchwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petts Wood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ladywood Avenue —
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Data Sources

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