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Crime in BR5 3

How much crime is recorded in BR5 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bromley
Region
London
Population
20,677 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BR5 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in BR5 3, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
47.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
109
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).

BR5 3National
Violence and sexual offences26.823.6
Burglary20.89.1
Anti-social behaviour19.810.7
Shoplifting15.68.4
Vehicle crime12.93.5
Public order7.04.6
Other theft6.14.5
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Drugs4.32.4
Robbery2.61.4
Theft from the person1.82.1
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 9% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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