Total Crime Rate

110.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Sholden Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Petts Wood & Knoll , and the 185th 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 Sholden Gardens (BR5 4RB) in the last 12 months was 110.0 per 1,000 residents and was 184.9% 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 Vehicle crime with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sholden Gardens (BR5 4RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elizabeth Way (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sholden Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Withens Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hodson Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crowhurst Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Burwash Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burwash Court —
Sep 2025Drugs Blundell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rookery Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Blacksmiths Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sarre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sarre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hodson Crescent —
Sep 2025Public order Sarre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Copper Beech Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rosecroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roberts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Red Lion Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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