Total Crime Rate

139.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.7 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 139.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.8 10/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Broom Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Paul's Cray , and the 144th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broom Avenue (BR5 3BS) in the last 12 months was 139.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% higher than the St Paul's Cray average (114.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broom Avenue (BR5 3BS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broom Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normanhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Normanhurst Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shoreham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Whippendell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whippendell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Broomwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Wateringbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Normanhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farrington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wynford Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxville Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxville Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Longbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tilbury Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilbury Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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