Total Crime Rate

345.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

123.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 345.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 123.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 70.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.8 10/10
  • Public order 28.8 10/10
  • Other theft 24.7 10/10
  • Burglary 20.6 10/10
  • Robbery 16.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Metro Centre area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Petts Wood & Knoll , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 928 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 345.7 per 1,000 residents and was 792.8% higher than the Petts Wood & Knoll average (38.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 123.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Metro Centre (BR5 2BE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Metro Centre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sanderstead Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime May Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackthorn Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bellefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fordcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Drugs St Andrews Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Andrews Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Andrews Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Road —
Apr 2026Public order Cray Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sanderstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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