Total Crime Rate

72.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.6 9/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Bromley area has the 44th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 358th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bromley (DY5 4PJ) in the last 12 months was 72.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% lower than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 35.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bromley (DY5 4PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Commonside, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birbeck Place (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bromley area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mullett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commonside Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commonside Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heydon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commonside Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4179 Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons B4179 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tiled House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tiled House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tiled House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commonside Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commonside Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commonside Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commonside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haywharf Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petchells Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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