Postcode · Bromley
Crime in BR2 8NS
How much crime is recorded in BR2 8NS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Keston
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,919 (2024)
BR2 8NSBromley
How safe is BR2 8NS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR2 8NS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
BR2 8NSNational
Anti-social behaviour15.610.7
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Vehicle crime8.33.5
Burglary6.79.1
Public order3.74.6
Other theft2.14.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Robbery1.81.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Drugs1.02.4
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.