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Crime in BR2 6

How much crime is recorded in BR2 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bromley
Region
London
Population
9,519 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BR2 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in BR2 6, 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
37.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
104
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).

BR2 6National
Violence and sexual offences23.023.6
Anti-social behaviour18.310.7
Shoplifting17.58.4
Burglary17.09.1
Public order8.74.6
Other theft7.64.5
Theft from the person6.52.1
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Drugs5.42.4
Robbery3.11.4
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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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.

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