Crime Rate in West Wickham, ward

West Wickham has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Bromley district and the 2590th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 47th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in West Wickham in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% lower than the Bromley district average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, West Wickham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 143 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 198 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the West Wickham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.