Crime Rate in West Wickham, ward

West Wickham has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Bromley district and the 1843rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 30th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in West Wickham in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% lower than the Bromley district average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, West Wickham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 133 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -43.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 183 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the West Wickham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.