Total Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 32.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 9.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rectory Place area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 284th lowest crime rate of 928 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 Rectory Place (BR7 5PN) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% lower than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Place (BR7 5PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Royal Parade, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawkwood Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rectory Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkwood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Row Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queens Gate Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkwood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkwood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royal Parade
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royal Parade
Apr 2026Shoplifting Royal Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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