Crime in Bromley
Recorded crime in Bromley is 0.9 times the England and Wales average. It is about the same as 5 years ago. The biggest share of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
335,319 residents in 199 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 5/10Average crime
- Safety in the world
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 8.3/10Good
- 5-year change
- −1%fewer crimes
Crime over 5 years
About the same as 5 years ago Recorded crimes in Bromley, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.9× the England and Wales average. 69 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 48% of the harm here
- Burglary: 19% of the harm here
- Robbery: 12% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 19 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.6 |
| Burglary | 5.5 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 20.9 |
| Drugs | 2.9 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.5 |
| Other crime | 0.9 |
| Other theft | 6.7 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1.4 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 10.3 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.9 |
| Public order | 5.0 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 |
| Shoplifting | 6.6 |
What crimes are recorded in Bromley
69.0 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in Bromley in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Our total for April 2025 to March 2026: 23,687. Home Office recorded crime: 23,144 (2% apart).
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
Metropolitan Police did not assign 5.4% of the crimes it recorded in 2025/26 to a council area, so these figures are lower than the true count.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 1,429 | 4.3 | Up 3% |
| Cars broken into | 1,312 | 3.9 | Down 12% |
| Vehicle tampering | 435 | 1.3 | Down 17% |
| Vandalism to homes | 356 | 1.1 | Down 14% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 107 | 0.32 | Down 37% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 523 | 1.6 | Up 3% |
| Arson | 97 | 0.29 | Down 8% |
| Burglary of homes | 703 | 2.1 | Down 14% |
| Burglary of businesses | 357 | 1.1 | Down 5% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 73 | 0.22 | Up 49% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 121 | 0.36 | Up 41% |
| Robbery of people | 453 | 1.4 | Up 13% |
| Robbery of businesses | 196 | 0.58 | Up 3% |
| Violence with injury | 1,762 | 5.3 | Down 2% |
| Violence without injury | 3,087 | 9.2 | Up 4% |
| Stalking and harassment | 1,892 | 5.6 | Up 7% |
| Sexual offences | 756 | 2.3 | Up 10% |
| Shoplifting | 2,633 | 7.9 | Down 20% |
| Bicycle theft | 141 | 0.42 | Up 26% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 531 | 1.6 | Down 20% |
| Drug dealing | 376 | 1.1 | Down 12% |
| Drug possession | 839 | 2.5 | Up 41% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Metropolitan Police area: 13,775 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (16,285 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Bromley.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
How often crimes lead to a charge
In Bromley, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 7,476 | 6% | 3% | 62% | 19% | 10% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 3,337 | 1% | 0% | 5% | 91% | 3% |
| Shoplifting | 3,090 | 13% | 4% | 14% | 67% | 3% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 2,189 | 3% | 1% | 23% | 69% | 4% |
| Other theft | 1,920 | 1% | 1% | 16% | 79% | 3% |
| Public order | 1,729 | 6% | 1% | 50% | 32% | 12% |
| Burglary | 1,358 | 5% | 0% | 13% | 78% | 4% |
| Drugs | 1,158 | 13% | 35% | 43% | 2% | 7% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 683 | 1% | 0% | 16% | 77% | 6% |
| Robbery | 614 | 8% | 1% | 24% | 59% | 8% |
| Other crime | 344 | 8% | 8% | 38% | 24% | 23% |
| Bicycle theft | 155 | 0% | 0% | 10% | 72% | 18% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 134 | 34% | 9% | 34% | 11% | 13% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 7% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Postcode districts in Bromley
Questions about crime in Bromley
- Is Bromley a safe place to live?
- Bromley scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Bromley?
- About the same as 5 years ago: 23,434 recorded crimes a year then, 23,303 now.
- What is the most common crime in Bromley?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 21 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Bromley?
- In Bromley, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 51% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Bromley?
- Of 1,358 burglaries reported in Bromley between September 2024 and August 2025, 5% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 78% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Bromley?
- In Bromley, the police recorded 1,429 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 4.3 per 1,000 residents, up 3% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Bromley?
- 986 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Bromley in 2025/26, 2.9 per 1,000 residents, 0.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Bromley last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Bromley in 2025/26, against 2 the year before.