Total Crime Rate

31.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.9 3/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lower Camden area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 263rd lowest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Camden (BR7 5JB) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Camden (BR7 5JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lower Camden, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakhurst Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lower Camden area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Abbey Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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