Violent Crime Update

Violent Crime Update

I wanted to provide you an update regarding violent crime, which members around this area have highlighted as an issue of concern on the Met Engage priority survey.

This afternoon there was an isolated incident between two males in High Street, Bromley.

The males had been fighting and both received injuries and have been treated by medical professionals.
Both males were arrested and police continue to investigate.

No young people were involved or at risk during this incident and no weapons were used.

We do not tolerate violence in Bromley and will deal robustly when incidents occur.

Cycle and foot patrols continue and we are focused on responding to an increase in ASB listening to your feedback.

A focused cycle patrol covered 10 miles between West Wickham and Bromley Town centre took place as shown in the map.
There was a continuous presence of officers on the High Street.
If you have any specific locations of concern to help focus patrols tomorrow please let me know by sending a message.

Across London we’re using intelligence to ruthlessly target high-harm offenders while making better use of our ‘stop and search’ powers so we can get more weapons off the street.

The number of murders in London has dropped to its lowest in more than a decade, and we have driven crime enabled by a knife down by 17% in a year. The rate of violence in London is lower than many other big cities, both in the UK and across the US and major European cities like Paris, Berlin and Barcelona. 

But the impact of senseless violence on families is devastating and certain communities are disproportionately affected. We’re not complacent and are determined to reduce it even further. We are stepping up our use of data and technology in this space, cutting off access to weapons, improving our investigations and working with communities and partners on targeted operations to help keep people safe. 

If you have experienced violent crime in your area, please report it using our online reporting tools at https://www.met.police.uk  or call the non-emergency number 101.

Alternatively, you can stay 100% anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.