Crime Rate in Shortlands & Park Langley, ward

Shortlands & Park Langley has the lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Bromley district and the 1030th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 8th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Shortlands & Park Langley in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% lower than the Bromley district average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Shortlands & Park Langley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 144 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 201 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Shortlands & Park Langley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Barnfield Wood Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.