Total Crime Rate

376.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 376.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 168.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.0 10/10
  • Public order 40.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Drugs 24.0 10/10
  • Other theft 24.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rafford Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bromley Town , and the 30th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rafford Way (BR1 3EW) in the last 12 months was 376.0 per 1,000 residents and was 112.2% higher than the Bromley Town average (177.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rafford Way (BR1 3EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 452 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Mark'S Road (110 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Rafford Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Elmfield Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bromley South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rafford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Elmfield Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elmfield Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elmfield Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elmfield Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Mark'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mark'S Road —

Data Sources

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