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Crime in BR4 9

How much crime is recorded in BR4 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bromley
Region
London
Population
15,721 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BR4 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in BR4 9, 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
19.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).

BR4 9National
Shoplifting9.88.4
Burglary8.59.1
Violence and sexual offences8.423.6
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Vehicle crime6.83.5
Other theft2.24.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Robbery1.71.4
Public order1.34.6
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 20% 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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