Postcode · Bromley
Crime in BR1 4PG
How much crime is recorded in BR1 4PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Downham West
- Council
- Lewisham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,058 (2024)
BR1 4PGBromley
How safe is BR1 4PG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR1 4PG 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
45.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
127
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 4PGNational
Shoplifting45.88.4
Violence and sexual offences30.623.6
Anti-social behaviour14.510.7
Burglary8.69.1
Vehicle crime7.93.5
Other theft4.44.5
Drugs4.22.4
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Robbery4.01.4
Public order3.94.6
Other crime2.31.5
Theft from the person2.22.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.