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Bromley Town · Bromley

Bromley Town: your neighbourhood

Bromley Town electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 33% here, compared with 17% across Bromley (15.2 percentage points higher).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 52.6% here, compared with 42.8% across Bromley (9.8 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 9% here, compared with 13% across Bromley (3.7 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

14.2%

21 March 2021 · Bromley Town

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,185 out of 15,400.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.8%

21 March 2021 · Bromley Town

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

430 out of 15,400.

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People counted in the census

15,400

21 March 2021 · Bromley Town

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

15,400 out of 15,400.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

52.6%

21 March 2021 · Bromley Town

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

6,576 out of 12,498.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

40.9%

21 March 2021 · Bromley Town

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,750 out of 6,718.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

12%

21 March 2021 · Bromley Town

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

805 out of 6,718.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

30.5%

21 March 2021 · Bromley Town

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

3,818 out of 12,505.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

66%

21 March 2021 · Bromley Town

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

8,258 out of 12,505.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

2.2%

21 March 2021 · Bromley Town

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

270 out of 12,505.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

10.2%

21 March 2021 · Bromley Town

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,279 out of 12,498.

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Homes rented privately

33%

21 March 2021 · Bromley Town

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,192 out of 6,718.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

16.1%

21 March 2021 · Bromley Town

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,015 out of 12,505.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

9%

21 March 2021 · Bromley Town

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

636 out of 6,718.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

3.4%

21 March 2021 · Bromley Town

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

429 out of 12,505.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Bromley Town ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

3,038 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,918 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Bromley Town ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 216 mapped crimes in September 2024; 271 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Bromley Town
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202421633
October 202424037
November 202426038
December 202425444
January 202521437
February 202523246
March 202524039
April 202528045
May 202523150
June 202523947
July 202528036
August 202523245
September 202526246
October 202523845
November 202526938
December 202529350
January 202620947
February 202628443
March 202623659
April 202624143
May 202624856
June 202624254
July 202624563
August 202627176
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Bromley Town
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime823
shoplifting638
public order326
other theft252
drugs248
vehicle crime175
theft from the person161
robbery111
criminal damage arson109
burglary97
other crime50
possession of weapons27
bicycle theft21
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Bromley →