Crime Rates at Hawes Lane, West Wickham, BR4 0DF

Hawes Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Shortlands & Park Langley , and the 135th 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 Hawes Lane (BR4 0DF) in the last 12 months was 143.7 per 1,000 residents and was 328.4% higher than the Shortlands & Park Langley average (33.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawes Lane (BR4 0DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rose Walk (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.