Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 76.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Petts Wood Road area has the 51st highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 301st highest 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 Petts Wood Road (BR5 1JY) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -76.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petts Wood Road (BR5 1JY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Petts Wood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Station Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Station Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Square —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Station Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Fairway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crossway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maple Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tudor Way —
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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