Postcode area · Bromley
Crime in BR
How much crime is recorded in BR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Population
- 350,833 (2024)
BRPostcode area · Bromley
How safe is BR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in BR, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
BRNational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Burglary9.49.1
Shoplifting9.48.4
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Other theft3.94.5
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Drugs2.62.4
Robbery1.51.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.