Total Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 14.6 3/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wilderness Road area has the 49th highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 292nd highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilderness Road (BR7 5HA) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilderness Road (BR7 5HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilderness Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wilderness Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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