Postcode district · West Wickham
Crime in BR4
How much crime is recorded in BR4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Population
- 25,255 (2024)
How safe is BR4
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in BR4, 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
18.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).
BR4National
Violence and sexual offences8.523.6
Shoplifting7.28.4
Burglary7.19.1
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Other theft2.34.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Robbery1.51.4
Public order1.44.6
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.