Crime Rates at Bromley Road, London, SE6 2RS

Bromley Road area has the highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Catford South , and the 5th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bromley Road (SE6 2RS) in the last 12 months was 1238.2 per 1,000 residents and was 992.1% higher than the Catford South average (113.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 349 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 220.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 108.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bromley Road (SE6 2RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oldstead Road, where police recorded 263 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Bromley Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.