Postcode · Bromley
Crime in BR1 4LF
How much crime is recorded in BR1 4LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Downham West
- Council
- Lewisham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,577 (2024)
BR1 4LFBromley
How safe is BR1 4LF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR1 4LF area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
47.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
119
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 4LFNational
Violence and sexual offences27.623.6
Shoplifting24.48.4
Anti-social behaviour20.210.7
Burglary12.99.1
Public order9.44.6
Vehicle crime9.23.5
Robbery6.51.4
Other theft5.74.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Drugs2.82.4
Other crime2.31.5
Theft from the person1.82.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.