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Crime in BR1 5AB

How much crime is recorded in BR1 5AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Plaistow (Bromley)
Council
Bromley
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,849 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BR1 5AB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR1 5AB area, above 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
36.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 5ABNational
Violence and sexual offences22.523.6
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Vehicle crime11.13.5
Other theft7.74.5
Burglary7.59.1
Public order4.84.6
Drugs3.42.4
Theft from the person2.42.1
Other crime1.51.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Shoplifting0.88.4
Robbery0.41.4
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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