What is the crime rate in bromley?

As of March 2026, bromley has an annual crime rate of 80.82 per 1,000 residents, based on 2,458 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does bromley rank nationally for crime?

bromley ranks #55 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in bromley?

The most common crime type in bromley is Violence & Sexual Offences with 629 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 25.6% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Metropolitan Police Service Police

bromley Crime Intelligence Report

bromley recorded 2,458 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 7.45 per 1,000 residents. This places bromley at #55 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 10.7% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 2.4% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

2,458

trending_up +10.7% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

80.82per 1k

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National Safety

#162of 330

Ranked by annual rate

Outer London

#6rank

Ranked by annual rate

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Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Parking Area Map	Shoplifting: 44 Violence and sexual offences: 24 Theft from the person: 4	44
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 62 Robbery: 8	62
On or near Petrol Station Map	Shoplifting: 45	45
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 27 Other theft: 5	27
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 27	27
On or near Eresby Drive Map	Violence and sexual offences: 21	21
On or near Supermarket Map	Violence and sexual offences: 20	20
On or near Hospital Map	Violence and sexual offences: 17	17
On or near Beaverwood Road Map	Shoplifting: 16	16
On or near Sports/Recreation Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 14 Other crime: 1	14

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

2,458 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

629

25.6%

Anti-social Behaviour

440

17.9%

Vehicle Crime

294

12.0%

Shoplifting

291

11.8%

Criminal Damage & Arson

174

7.1%

Public Order

154

6.3%

Other Theft

149

6.1%

Burglary

4.0%

Drug Offences

3.8%

Robbery

1.7%

Theft from Person

1.5%

Other Crime

1.0%

Weapons Possession

0.7%

Bicycle Theft

0.5%

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Ward Safety Rankings

22 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	St Paul's Cray	224	134.8
2	Penge & Cator	178	132.4
3	Crystal Palace & Anerley	136	124.2
4	Bromley Town	258	99.4
5	Orpington	105	99.4

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Shortlands & Park Langley	72	2.2
shield	Petts Wood & Knoll	57	2.8
shield	Darwin	36	3.7
shield	Chelsfield	57	4.5
shield	Clock House	78	4.5

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +10.7%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +2.4%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.3%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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