Postcode · Bromley
Crime in BR1 5LU
How much crime is recorded in BR1 5LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Downham East
- Council
- Lewisham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,511 (2024)
How safe is BR1 5LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR1 5LU 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
49.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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 5LUNational
Violence and sexual offences32.223.6
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Vehicle crime11.73.5
Shoplifting10.28.4
Burglary6.79.1
Other theft5.14.5
Public order4.14.6
Robbery3.71.4
Other crime2.91.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Drugs1.52.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.