Postcode · Bromley
Crime in BR1 2SA
How much crime is recorded in BR1 2SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Widmore
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,661 (2024)
How safe is BR1 2SA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR1 2SA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).
BR1 2SANational
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Burglary6.69.1
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Shoplifting3.58.4
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Other theft2.64.5
Public order2.44.6
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.11.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
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.