Total Crime Rate
53.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Silver Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Shortlands & Park Langley , and the 455th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Silver Lane (BR4 0RU) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Silver Lane (BR4 0RU), 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.
View Crime In West Wickham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Linden Leas | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rose Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
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