Postcode · Bromley
Crime in BR1 4RB
How much crime is recorded in BR1 4RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Plaistow (Bromley)
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,644 (2024)
BR1 4RBBromley
How safe is BR1 4RB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 56.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR1 4RB area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
56.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
114
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 4RBNational
Violence and sexual offences41.823.6
Anti-social behaviour32.210.7
Vehicle crime10.53.5
Public order7.54.6
Other theft6.34.5
Burglary4.89.1
Drugs4.82.4
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.