Total Crime Rate

215.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 215.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 52.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Albert Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Petts Wood & Knoll , and the 68th 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 Albert Road (BR5 4AF) in the last 12 months was 215.7 per 1,000 residents and was 457.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (BR5 4AF), 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 Albert Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sanderstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Andrews Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Andrews Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Andrews Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Northfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sanderstead Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bournewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bournewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bournewood Road —
Apr 2026Public order Bournewood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kynaston Road —
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Data Sources

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