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Postcode sector · Bromley

Crime in BR1 3

How much crime is recorded in BR1 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bromley
Region
London
Population
22,383 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BR1 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in BR1 3, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
31.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 3National
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Anti-social behaviour16.710.7
Shoplifting16.28.4
Burglary10.39.1
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Public order6.34.6
Other theft5.54.5
Drugs4.72.4
Theft from the person3.32.1
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Robbery2.31.4
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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