Total Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 21st highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Petts Wood & Knoll , and the 403rd lowest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poverest Road (BR5 2DZ) in the last 12 months was 44.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

In the area around Poverest Road (BR5 2DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meath Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Road (13 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bellefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barden Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priorsford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hayfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bellefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellefield Road —
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Data Sources

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