Total Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 20.7 2/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Mead Way area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bromley Town , and the 127th lowest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mead Way (BR2 9EU) in the last 12 months was 20.7 per 1,000 residents and was 88.3% lower than the Bromley Town average (177.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mead Way (BR2 9EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsdown Way, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shoreham Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Mead Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastry Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Matfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayesford Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayesford Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kingsdown Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mead Way
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shoreham Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leybourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mead Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mead Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mead Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mead Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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