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Crime in BR6 6

How much crime is recorded in BR6 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bromley
Region
London
Population
11,360 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BR6 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in BR6 6, less than half 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
15.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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).

BR6 6National
Burglary8.89.1
Violence and sexual offences8.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other theft2.74.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Public order1.84.6
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 18% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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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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