Total Crime Rate

150.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 150.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.0 10/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 2/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Petts Wood & Knoll , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poverest Road (BR5 2DQ) in the last 12 months was 150.0 per 1,000 residents and was 288.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 79.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poverest Road (BR5 2DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Marion Crescent. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poverest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priorsford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hayfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tillingbourne Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barden Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tillingbourne Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakdene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakdene Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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