Total Crime Rate

366.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 366.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Public order 49.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.2 10/10
  • Other theft 32.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Burglary 20.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.6 7/10
  • Robbery 16.5 10/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Metro Centre area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Petts Wood & Knoll , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 930 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 Metro Centre (BR5 2BE) in the last 12 months was 366.3 per 1,000 residents and was 848.6% higher than the Petts Wood & Knoll average (38.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 135.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Metro Centre (BR5 2BE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 164 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Metro Centre area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coleridge Way
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fordcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fordcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fordcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fordcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellefield Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bellefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bellefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson May Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime May Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sanderstead Road
Sep 2025Drugs Sanderstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kent Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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