Postcode · Bromley
Crime in BR1 5PG
How much crime is recorded in BR1 5PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Downham East
- Council
- Lewisham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,637 (2024)
BR1 5PGBromley
How safe is BR1 5PG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR1 5PG 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
40.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 5PGNational
Violence and sexual offences25.723.6
Vehicle crime9.33.5
Burglary8.69.1
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Other theft5.54.5
Drugs5.12.4
Possession of weapons3.30.9
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other crime1.61.5
Public order1.34.6
Theft from the person1.02.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 42% 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.