Crime Rate in Chelsfield, ward

Chelsfield has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Bromley district and the 2731st lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 56th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chelsfield in the last 12 months was 50.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% lower than the Bromley district average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chelsfield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 167 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 223 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chelsfield ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.