Total Crime Rate
366.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lagoon Road 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 Lagoon Road (BR5 3QX) 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 Lagoon Road (BR5 3QX), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 231 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Petts Wood & Knoll| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harbledown Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hythe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hythe Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A224 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hythe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hythe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oast House Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Harbledown Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roberts Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Copper Beech Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cray View Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cray View Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cray View Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cray View Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oast House Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oast House Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Blundell Close | Under investigation |
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