Total Crime Rate

565.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

212.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 565.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 212.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 176.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 156.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 40.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.4 10/10
  • Public order 35.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.3 10/10
  • Drugs 20.2 10/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Other crime 15.2 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.1 10/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Catford South , and the 22nd 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 2TQ) in the last 12 months was 565.7 per 1,000 residents and was 398.9% higher than the Catford South average (113.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 212.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bromley Road (SE6 2TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bromley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allerford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Beachborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bosbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bosbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daneswood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blacklands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watermead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bromley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bromley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melfield Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melfield Gardens —
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Data Sources

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