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Postcode sector · Bromley

Crime in BR1 9

How much crime is recorded in BR1 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bromley
Region
London
Population
3,689 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BR1 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 63.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in BR1 9, more than double 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
63.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
200
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 9National
Shoplifting44.58.4
Violence and sexual offences43.423.6
Burglary32.19.1
Anti-social behaviour30.810.7
Public order17.14.6
Other theft13.14.5
Drugs11.62.4
Theft from the person11.12.1
Robbery7.11.4
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

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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