Postcode · Bromley
Crime in BR2 8QL
How much crime is recorded in BR2 8QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Keston
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,676 (2024)
BR2 8QLBromley
How safe is BR2 8QL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR2 8QL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 8QLNational
Burglary11.39.1
Violence and sexual offences9.523.6
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Other theft1.54.5
Public order1.44.6
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Shoplifting1.18.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.