Total Crime Rate

1075.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

291.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1075.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 492.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 291.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 176.0 10/10
  • Public order 84.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 73.5 10/10
  • Other theft 44.5 10/10
  • Drugs 29.0 10/10
  • Robbery 29.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.3 9/10
  • Burglary 20.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.1 9/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Widmore Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bromley Town , and the 6th highest crime rate of 928 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 Widmore Road (BR1 3NW) in the last 12 months was 1075.7 per 1,000 residents and was 498.8% higher than the Bromley Town average (179.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 221 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -29.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 131 (≈ 291.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 115.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Widmore Road (BR1 3NW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 421 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Widmore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/121)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Denmark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kentish Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walters Yard Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walters Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walters Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walters Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walters Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walters Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walters Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walters Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walters Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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