Postcode · Bromley
Crime in BR1 4SD
How much crime is recorded in BR1 4SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Plaistow (Bromley)
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,555 (2024)
How safe is BR1 4SD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR1 4SD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 4SDNational
Anti-social behaviour13.810.7
Violence and sexual offences10.423.6
Vehicle crime9.03.5
Other theft4.04.5
Drugs3.72.4
Public order3.44.6
Burglary2.69.1
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 55% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.