Plaistow (Bromley)
Middle areaNorth Bromley. 8,204 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 20% of people in Plaistow (Bromley) live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Plaistow (Bromley)
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Plaistow (Bromley) at a rate of 81.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.7 per 1,000 people across Bromley.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 196 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 150 |
| Vehicle crime | 117 |
| Other crime | 110 |
| Drug offences | 36 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 19 |
| Burglary | 15 |
| Theft from the person | 12 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Plaistow (Bromley) compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Plaistow (Bromley) safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Plaistow (Bromley) at a rate of 81.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.7 per 1,000 people across Bromley.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 64 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Plaistow (Bromley).
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (196), anti-social behaviour (150) and vehicle crime (117).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Bromley
These figures are published for the whole of Bromley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bromley and not Plaistow (Bromley) alone. See Bromley
Plaistow (Bromley) in brief
The median price paid for a home in Plaistow (Bromley) was £500,000 in 2025.
Plaistow (Bromley) had 8,126 usual residents at the census.
About 20% of people in Plaistow (Bromley) live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Plaistow (Bromley), 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.