Crime in Bromley district: statistics, rates and trends

Violence and sexual offences (7,754), anti-social behaviour (5,750) and vehicle crime (3,459) made up 58% of all recorded crime. Its crime rate ranks 149th of the 302 districts covered by this site (1 = highest), in the upper half.

Recorded crime in Bromley district peaked in the year to August 2020 (31,570 crimes) and was lowest in the year to August 2018 (27,554). Between the years to August 2018 and 2026 it rose 6%, while across England and Wales it fell 4%.

Month by month

Compared with England and Wales, Bromley district recorded notably more vehicle crime (2.1 times the national rate) and robbery (38% above the national rate), and notably less bicycle theft (52% below) and other crime (47% below). On the year before, possession of weapons rose from 135 to 175, while criminal damage and arson fell from 2,169 to 1,311 and theft from the person fell from 676 to 560.

What each category covers: crime categories.

23,157 crimes, excluding fraud, were recorded by the police in Bromley district in the year ending March 2026, according to the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics. That is 69.1 per 1,000 residents, lower than the England and Wales rate of 83.2. Among the 272 districts of England and Wales with a figure for that year, Bromley district had the 117th lowest rate (the street-level ranking above is among the 302 districts with street-level pages on this site, over the 12 months to August 2026).

Of the crimes recorded in the Metropolitan Police area in the year ending March 2026, 5.5% were not assigned to a district. Those crimes are counted in the force and England and Wales totals but in no district, so the figure for Bromley district is an undercount.

No change on the year or longer series is given for Bromley district: comparable figures start in the year ending March 2026, because the share of crimes in the Metropolitan Police area not assigned to a district moved from 4.3% in the year ending March 2025 to 5.5% in the year ending March 2026, which changes district totals without any change in crime.

Offences recorded in Bromley district, the year ending March 2026

The largest category was vehicle offences, with 3,175 offences (14% of the total). Relative to England and Wales, rates were highest for vehicle offences (1.9 times the national rate) and robbery of personal property (1.5 times the national rate). Rates were lowest relative to the national rate for bicycle theft (0.49 times), miscellaneous crimes against society (0.51 times) and stalking and harassment (0.56 times).

Districts in the Metropolitan Police area, the year ending March 2026

Of the 32 districts in the Metropolitan Police area with a figure for the year ending March 2026, Bromley district had the 9th lowest rate.

Source: Home Office police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables (released 23 July 2026), gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Financial years, excluding fraud; how they differ from the street-level figures: methodology.

6 of the 8 nearest districts have a higher crime rate than Bromley district; the highest is Southwark district (156.6 per 1,000) and the lowest Sevenoaks district (62.7).

Of the 23 areas within Bromley district, Bromley Town had the highest crime rate (194.8 per 1,000) and Chelsfield the lowest (43.5), 4 times apart.

The 10 locations below account for 21% of the crime recorded in Bromley district over the 12 months to August 2026; the most were recorded at “Parking Area” (1,679).

Of the 23,386 crimes in Bromley district with a recorded outcome, 44% ended with the investigation complete and no suspect identified, against 35% across England and Wales; 3.9% were awaiting a court outcome (England and Wales: 5.2%). The 5,750 anti-social behaviour reports have no outcome and are left out.

Bromley district has an estimated population of 335,319 (ONS, mid-2024). Compared with England and Wales it has more residents with Level 4 qualifications or above (43%, against 34%), fewer residents with no qualifications (14%, against 18%) and less social housing (13%, against 17%). On the England IoD 2025, the small areas (LSOAs) that make up Bromley district average decile 7.3 (1 = most deprived), less deprived than average.

Police-recorded crime from data.police.uk (September 2017 to August 2026), ONS population estimates and Census 2021. Definitions and limitations: methodology.