Crime Rate in Shortlands & Park Langley, ward

Shortlands & Park Langley has the lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Bromley district and the 1138th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 9th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Shortlands & Park Langley in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% lower than the Bromley district average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Shortlands & Park Langley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 157 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 38.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 201 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Shortlands & Park Langley ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Barnfield Wood Road, with 26 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Pump House Close (15 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.