Total Crime Rate

51.4 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 51.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Polesteeple Hill area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Biggin Hill , and the 458th lowest crime rate of 930 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 Polesteeple Hill (TN16 3TQ) in the last 12 months was 51.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% lower than the Biggin Hill average (71.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Polesteeple Hill (TN16 3TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lillie Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Polesteeple Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Stock Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lillie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eagles Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Everglade
Sep 2025Public order Everglade Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Falcons Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Temple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falcons Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lillie Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lillie Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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