Crime Rate in Darwin, ward

Darwin has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Bromley district and the 2439th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 49th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Darwin in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% lower than the Bromley district average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Darwin’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 105 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Darwin ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Hanbury Drive, with 40 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Rookery Road (11 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.