Total Crime Rate

112.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 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

Langley Wood area has the 8th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Shortlands & Park Langley , and the 180th highest crime rate of 930 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 Langley Wood (BR3 6SS) in the last 12 months was 112.7 per 1,000 residents and was 236.4% higher than the Shortlands & Park Langley average (33.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langley Wood (BR3 6SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barnfield Wood Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pickhurst Park (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Langley Wood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Romanhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pickhurst Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pickhurst Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlea Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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