Crime Rates at Market Square, Bromley, BR1 1NF

Market Square area has the highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Square (BR1 1NF) in the last 12 months was 1409.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2456.4% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 156 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -62.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 247 (≈ 475.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Square (BR1 1NF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 595 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.