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Crime in SE20 8

How much crime is recorded in SE20 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bromley
Region
London
Population
22,201 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE20 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE20 8, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
40.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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).

SE20 8National
Violence and sexual offences25.523.6
Anti-social behaviour22.110.7
Burglary11.79.1
Shoplifting10.18.4
Vehicle crime7.83.5
Public order6.54.6
Other theft6.44.5
Drugs4.52.4
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Theft from the person3.02.1
Robbery2.41.4
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
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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