Overview of Bromley crime rate
Bromley is ranked 18th among 25 neighboring boroughs in terms of crime rates. In 2023, there were 29,110 crime incidents reported. With a population of 329,991, this results in a crime rate of 88.21 per 1,000 residents. This rate marks a 1.39% increase from the previous year, placing Bromley 28th among the 33 London boroughs.
The most prevalent crime types in Bromley are Violence and sexual offences (26.1%), Anti-social behaviour (18.4%), and Vehicle crime (10.8%). The least common crime types include Other crime (1.0%), Bicycle theft (0.6%), and Possession of weapons (0.4%).
Bromley is divided into 22 wards. The wards with the highest crime rates are Bromley Town (225.2), St Paul’s Cray (131.9), and Orpington (129.5). Conversely, the safest wards are Hayes & Coney Hall (49.3), Chelsfield (38.4), and West Wickham (38.3).
Bromley crime incidents by crime type
- Violence and sexual offences – 7592 (26.1)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 5357 (18.4)%
- Vehicle crime – 3155 (10.8)%
- Shoplifting – 2483 (8.5)%
- Other theft – 2474 (8.5)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 2051 (7.0)%
- Public order – 1784 (6.1)%
- Burglary – 1546 (5.3)%
- Drugs – 955 (3.3)%
- Robbery – 616 (2.1)%
- Theft from the person – 502 (1.7)%
- Other crime – 304 (1.0)%
- Bicycle theft – 162 (0.6)%
- Possession of weapons – 129 (0.4)%
How does Bromley compare against nearby areas ?
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas Bromley is compared against
Crime rates in Bromley wards
There are 22 wards within Bromley. Bromley Town, St Paul’s Cray, Orpington has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
List of all 22 wards from high crime rate to low.
Analyze trends and crime types for Bromley wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Bromley
There are 19 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Bromley. Highest crime rates in CR0, BR1, SE20 .
- CR0 – 155.3
- BR1 – 126.0
- SE20 – 125.6
- SE26 – 114.6
- BR8 – 102.8
- BR5 – 100.1
- SE19 – 96.1
- SE9 – 90.7
- SE12 – 88.8
- CR6 – 87.8
- DA14 – 86.5
- TN16 – 86.0
- BR3 – 82.2
- BR6 – 73.8
- BR2 – 70.8
- BR7 – 56.2
- TN14 – 54.5
- CR3 – 39.0
- BR4 – 38.9
Postcode districts in Bromley
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