Petts Wood & Knoll
WardNorth east Bromley. About 17,641 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 43% of people in Petts Wood & Knoll live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Petts Wood & Knoll compares
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Is Petts Wood & Knoll safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Petts Wood & Knoll at a rate of 44.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.7 per 1,000 people across Bromley.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 42 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Petts Wood & Knoll.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (127), anti-social behaviour (118) and vehicle crime (110).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Bromley
These figures are published for the whole of Bromley, not for each ward, so they describe all of Bromley and not Petts Wood & Knoll alone. See Bromley
Petts Wood & Knoll in brief
Petts Wood & Knoll had 17,256 usual residents at the census.
About 43% of people in Petts Wood & Knoll live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Petts Wood & Knoll, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Petts Wood & Knoll, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.