Total Crime Rate
21.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elmstead Lane area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 140th lowest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Elmstead Lane (BR7 5EL) in the last 12 months was 21.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% lower than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elmstead Lane (BR7 5EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castlecombe Road, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cattistock Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elmstead Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castlecombe Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mells Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Steyning Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Keverne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wayside Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Elmstead Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mells Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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