Total Crime Rate

81.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Broadwater Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Darwin , and the 278th highest crime rate of 930 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 Broadwater Gardens (BR6 7UQ) in the last 12 months was 81.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% higher than the Darwin average (48.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadwater Gardens (BR6 7UQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shurlock Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Broadwater Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Starts Hill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Artington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Starts Hill Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeken Dene Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Artington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bassetts Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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