Total Crime Rate

479.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 479.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 208.8 10/10
  • Public order 70.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.4 10/10
  • Other theft 47.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.3 6/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 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

The Birches area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Darwin , and the 22nd 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 The Birches (BR6 8NH) in the last 12 months was 479.0 per 1,000 residents and was 891.2% higher than the Darwin average (48.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 163 (≈ 286.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Birches (BR6 8NH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 103 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Birches area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Vale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prudence Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Prudence Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prudence Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pallant Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pallant Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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