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Crime in BR3 6

How much crime is recorded in BR3 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bromley
Region
London
Population
11,190 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BR3 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in BR3 6, 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
17.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 6National
Burglary9.39.1
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Violence and sexual offences8.223.6
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Shoplifting4.28.4
Other theft2.24.5
Public order2.04.6
Drugs1.92.4
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Theft from the person0.72.1
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 23% 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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