Total Crime Rate

8.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 2.9 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bromley area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 1,012 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 4PL) in the last 12 months was 8.6 per 1,000 residents and was 91.1% lower than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bromley (DY5 4PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Commonside, where police recorded 76 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birbeck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commonside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commonside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commonside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commonside Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commonside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commonside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commonside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commonside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commonside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tiled House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commonside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commonside Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haywharf Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Haywharf Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairgreen Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birbeck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birbeck Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birbeck Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birbeck Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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