Total Crime Rate

405.4 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 405.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 138.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 67.6 10/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Robbery 16.9 10/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • 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

Bromley Hill area has the 4th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Catford South , and the 37th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

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 Bromley Hill (BR1 4NA) in the last 12 months was 405.4 per 1,000 residents and was 297.0% higher than the Catford South average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 138.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bromley Hill (BR1 4NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downham Lane, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belgravia Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bromley Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arcus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ladbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgravia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgravia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arcus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arcus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kendale Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Chingley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgravia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kendale Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Arcus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kendale Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashgrove Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgravia Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgravia Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ladbrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgravia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fieldside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kendale Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashgrove Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downham Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Downham Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ambleside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ambleside Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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