Total Crime Rate

70.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Waratah Drive area has the 61st highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 337th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waratah Drive (BR7 5FP) in the last 12 months was 70.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waratah Drive (BR7 5FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walden Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Storth Oaks Mead (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Waratah Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandy Ridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Bettenson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cranmore Road —
Sep 2025Public order Storth Oaks Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Storth Oaks Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lewis Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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