Generally Shortlands is one of the most crime-free wards in the whole Borough of Bromley. The SRA is part of the Shortlands Safer Neighbourhood Ward Panel, which includes our local police, residents and Councillors. When it meets every two months the Panel reviews the current local crime picture and agrees law enforcement priorities in the Ward for the future – currently tackling theft of and from motor vehicles, tackling anti-social behaviour, including speeding, and safeguarding vulnerable people.
This section of our website includes a fortnightly update on crime in Shortlands Ward and, when necessary, warnings about scams being run in our area. Below is the latest fortnightly crime report, prepared by our PCSO Adam Charles…
Dear Residents Please find below the crime record for the period from 1st May to 15th May 2023. We’ve only got one crime, a theft of number plates from a vehicle. It’s very pleasing to go a fortnight with so little crime. However, don’t get complacent. Keep up the usual security...
Dear Residents Please find below the crime record for the period from 16th April to 30 April 2023. Very pleasing to see no burglaries or thefts from motor vehicles over the last fortnight. Worrying to see a knifepoint robbery take place at Queensmead Recreation Ground. Even worse, after the...
Dear Residents Please find below the crime record for the period from 1st April to 15th April. Overall, the amount of crime’s been very low over the last fortnight. Very pleasing to see no theft from or of motor vehicle. Regarding the recent criminal damage to a vehicle in...
Dear Residents Please find below the crime record for the period from 17 March to 31 March 2023. Good to see the overall crime rate was low with many crime free days during the period. Disappointing to see three burglaries but glad none of them were house burglaries. Regarding...
Dear Residents Please find below the crime record for the period from 1st March to 15th March. Good to see we’ve gone 10 days with no vehicle crime. Disappointing to see a burglary and what appears to be wanton criminal damage possibly from a drunk person. Very pleasing to have had...
Dear Residents Please find below the crime record for the period from 1st to 14th February 2023. Very pleased to see no theft from motor vehicle offences in the last fortnight. At the same time, we’ve seen an increase in vehicle interference which shows criminals are still out there. Two thefts of motor vehicles appear...
Dear Residents Please find below the crime record for the period from 18th to 31st January 2023. Very pleasing to see no burglaries but worrying to see an increase in vehicle crime especially theft of motor vehicles of which there were none in the first part of January. On...
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Dear Residents Hope you’ve all had a good start to 2023. Please find below the crime record for the period from 1st Jan to 17th Jan 2023. Very pleasing to see we’ve had no thefts of motor vehicles yet this year. It was excellent to see that officers from the...
Dear Residents Hope you had a nice Christmas and happy New Year. Please find below the crime record for the period from 16th December to 31st December 2022 . Unfortunately, over the last two weeks of the year there’s been a bit of a rise in burglary and thefts of vehicle. ...