Postcode district · Bromley
Crime in BR2
How much crime is recorded in BR2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Population
- 69,640 (2024)
How safe is BR2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in BR2, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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).
BR2National
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Shoplifting8.68.4
Burglary8.59.1
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Public order4.64.6
Other theft4.34.5
Drugs3.12.4
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Theft from the person2.12.1
Robbery1.71.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.