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 16th Nov to 30 Nov 2022. Very pleasing to see no thefts of motor vehicle and only one burglary. Disappointing to see a bit of a rise in thefts from motor vehicles. As this is my last crime...
Dear Residents Please find below the crime record for the period from 1st November to 15th November 2022. Unfortunately, we’ve had several recent vehicle thefts. The vehicles stolen have been BMWs, Mercedes and Range Rovers. There are several ways you can make it harder for thieves. I’ve mentioned before about...
Dear Residents Please find below the crime record for the period from 20 to 31 October. Good to see no tool thefts from vans or catalytic convertors. Unusual to see a dashcam theft. Let’s hope it was a one off and not a new trend. Generally speaking the...
Dear Residents Please find below the crime record for the period from 1st Oct to 19th Oct. About a week ago the ward was hit quite badly in terms of vehicle crime. Sadly a resident in Pickhurst Park had a wheel hub thrown at him by suspects who stole his...
Below are links to 2 recent scam alerts from the Bromley Trading Standards team. Family in need scam Driveway cleaning scam...
Dear Residents Hope you’re all well. Please find below the crime record for the period from 14 Aug to 31 August. Very pleasing to see no burglaries and the overall crime rate remaining low. The majority of vehicles being stolen at the moment are Range Rovers. If you own...
Dear Residents Please find below the belated crime record for the second part of July and the latest to 15th August. One theft of motor vehicle and one theft of parcel from doorstep. Re the latter offence if you order something for delivery it is best practice, if...
Dear Residents Please find below the crime record for the period from 30 June to 15th July 2022. Good to see the overall crime rate remains low with periods of several days with nothing to report. It's worrying to see that catalytic convertor thieves appear to be getting nastier...
This free service was introduced by phone operators in 2014 and the digits 7726 spell out 'spam' on a keypad. Forwarding scam texts alerts to your mobile provider to investigate and block the number. Some 12,000 scams reported via 7726 have been removed by the...
Dear Residents Please find below the crime record for the period from 16th June to 30 June. Very pleasing to see how low the overall crime rate remains on the Ward, even with the addition of Shortlands Village and a number of surrounding residential roads. Although our overall rate...