Total Crime Rate

198.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 198.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 82.8 9/10
  • Burglary 19.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Robbery 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Benson Mews area has the 11th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 79th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Benson Mews (BR7 6FD) in the last 12 months was 198.7 per 1,000 residents and was 260.3% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 257.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 304.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benson Mews (BR7 6FD), the main crime hotspot is near Benson Mews. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Benson Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Invicta Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Benson Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mainridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benson Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Benson Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hillview Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Invicta Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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