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Crime in BR3 5

How much crime is recorded in BR3 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bromley
Region
London
Population
22,085 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BR3 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in BR3 5, 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
27.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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).

BR3 5National
Burglary14.29.1
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Anti-social behaviour12.510.7
Vehicle crime7.53.5
Shoplifting6.38.4
Other theft4.54.5
Public order3.04.6
Drugs2.52.4
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Robbery1.71.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 7% 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.

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