Total Crime Rate

116.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.5 10/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Mead Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bromley Town , and the 180th 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 Mead Way (BR2 9EW) in the last 12 months was 116.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower than the Bromley Town average (179.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mead Way (BR2 9EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fair Acres, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mead Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mead Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B265 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cornford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Speldhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matfield Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Fair Acres Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurstfield —
Apr 2026Other theft Cornford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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