The overall crime rate in Bromley postcode area is 97.3 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 7.0k crimes were violent crimes which is 27.5% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 76% of national crime rate. Theft from the person crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 30.7% over the last twelve months.The category of "vehicle crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Vehicle crime" rate is at 189% of national crime rate which puts Bromley on 8. position out of 99 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Vehicle crime" makes up 12.0% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "vehicle crime" is 3.1k cases and has increased by 3.3% when compared year-over-year in the period of June 2023 - May 2024.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 postcode areas) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime → | 27.5% | 16. lowest | 76% | 7.0k | -1.9% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime → | 16.8% | 42. highest | 104% | 4.3k | -10.9% |
| Vehicle crime → | 12.0% | 8. highest | 189% | 3.1k | 3.3% |
| Shoplifting crime → | 9.0% | 26. highest | 116% | 2.3k | 14.0% |
| Other theft crime → | 8.2% | 33. highest | 102% | 2.1k | -7.6% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime → | 6.9% | 33. lowest | 87% | 1.8k | -11.2% |
| Public order crime → | 5.9% | 24. lowest | 77% | 1.5k | -10.6% |
| Burglary crime → | 4.7% | 38. highest | 107% | 1.2k | -17.3% |
| Drugs crime → | 2.9% | 38. highest | 104% | 751 | -25.6% |
| Theft from the person crime → | 2.1% | 14. highest | 95% | 536 | 30.7% |
| Robbery crime → | 1.7% | 18. highest | 133% | 445 | -7.9% |
| Other crime → | 1.2% | 17. lowest | 64% | 317 | -12.7% |
| Bicycle theft crime → | 0.6% | 20. lowest | 50% | 142 | -22.4% |
| Possession of weapons crime → | 0.5% | 8. lowest | 51% | 124 | -12.1% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Bromley postcode area to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
| Crime statistic | Bromley postcode area crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 16.3 | 15.7 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| Burglary | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.7 | 7.7 |
| Drugs | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| Other crime | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| Other theft | 8.0 | 7.8 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Public order | 5.8 | 7.4 |
| Robbery | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| Shoplifting | 8.8 | 7.6 |
| Theft from the person | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Vehicle crime | 11.7 | 6.2 |
| Violent crime | 26.8 | 35.1 |
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