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Crime in BR5 3NB

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

Neighbourhood
St Mary Cray East
Council
Bromley
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,755 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BR5 3NB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 57.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR5 3NB area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
57.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
104
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 3NBNational
Violence and sexual offences26.923.6
Vehicle crime21.93.5
Anti-social behaviour19.810.7
Burglary16.69.1
Other theft6.84.5
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Drugs6.62.4
Public order3.34.6
Other crime2.71.5
Robbery1.81.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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