Total Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 200.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Public order 29.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Other theft 22.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 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

Bromley Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Catford South , and the 144th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bromley Road (BR1 4PB) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% higher than the Catford South average (113.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 85.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bromley Road (BR1 4PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 146 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Bromley Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bromley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dainford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakridge Lane
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Bromley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Old Bromley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Bromley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Bromley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Bromley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Bromley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Bromley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Southview Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southview Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southview Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fieldside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakridge Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakridge Lane
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Oakridge Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oakridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Ashgrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashgrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medhurst Drive
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Medhurst Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medhurst Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oakridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flimwell Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winlaton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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