Total Crime Rate

588.4 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 588.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 292.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 102.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.4 9/10
  • Public order 33.2 10/10
  • Other theft 30.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.1 9/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Crofton Road area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bromley Common & Holwood , and the 14th 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 Crofton Road (BR6 8NN) in the last 12 months was 588.4 per 1,000 residents and was 624.0% higher than the Bromley Common & Holwood average (81.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 106 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -51.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 120 (≈ 331.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crofton Road (BR6 8NN), 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 Crofton Road area

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

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