Bromley has been the target of some “terrifying” burglaries this month, with an elderly woman with Alzheimer’s and an 11-year-old boy among the victims.

The first incident newsrooms became aware of was when a 90-year-old woman was burgled in her Bickley home as she lay in bed.

Detective Constable Dean Roberts, of Bromley police, said the incident left the victim "absolutely terrified and her family devastated".

Police released video footage of the burglary at the home on Blackbrook Lane (March 6).

Another Bromley burglary to grab national headlines occurred when a gang of thugs armed with hammers and a crowbar smashed their way into a family home in Chislehurst.

An 11-year-old boy was threatened during the ordeal and a pensioner was sprayed in the face with liquid.

Police released the following video of the burglary at the home in Cookham Dene Close (March 5).

News Shopper acquired statistics from the Metropolitan Police Crime Data Dashboard to compare the number of burglaries in Bromley to neighbouring boroughs.

Between January and February of this year – Bromley had more reported home burglaries than any other borough in south east London.

There were 413 house burglaries in Bromley during this time period – compared to 307 in Bexley, 347 in Greenwich and 342 in Lewisham.

Croydon, in south London, had slightly more residential burglaries reported during the time period with 427.

News Shopper has broken down the burglaries between January and February (413 ‘residential’ and 89 ‘business and community’) to find out which Bromley wards had suffered the most.

Chislehurst and Bickley - the two wards which made national news this month - both appeared in the top five for the most infamous areas for burglaries in Bromley.

Breakdown of Bromley wards for burglaries:

Penge and Cator – 46

Chislehurst – 38

Copers Cope - 35

Chelsfield and Pratts Bottom – 34

Bickley - 32

Petts Wood and Knoll - 29

Bromley Town – 26

Plaistow and Sundridge – 26

Cray Valley West – 26

Orpington - 25

Mottingham and Chislehurst North – 22

Cray Valley East – 21

Hayes and Coney Hall – 21

Kelsey and Eden Park – 20

Farnborough and Crofton - 19

Clock House – 18

Bromley Common and Keston – 16

West Wickham – 13

Crystal Palace - 10

Darwin - 7

Shortlands – 7

Biggin Hill – 4