Total Crime Rate
8.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chatham Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bromley Town , and the 31st lowest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chatham Avenue (BR2 7QD) in the last 12 months was 8.9 per 1,000 residents and was 95.1% lower than the Bromley Town average (179.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chatham Avenue (BR2 7QD), the main crime hotspot is near Hayes Street. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bromley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Vale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wensum Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hayes Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Vale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chatham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bourne Vale | Under investigation |
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