Total Crime Rate

129.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 129.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poverest Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Petts Wood & Knoll , and the 154th highest crime rate of 928 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 129.2 per 1,000 residents and was 233.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poverest Road (BR5 2DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marion Crescent, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakdene Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poverest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnesdale Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canbury Path —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friar Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Barden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marion Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sward Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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