Total Crime Rate
10.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Crescent Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Petts Wood & Knoll , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Crescent Drive (BR5 1BB) in the last 12 months was 10.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.0% lower than the Petts Wood & Knoll average (38.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
In the area around Crescent Drive (BR5 1BB), the main crime hotspot is near West Approach. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Petts Wood & Knoll| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queensway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | West Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | West Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | West Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | West Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | West Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | West Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | West Approach | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Queensway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queensway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queensway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenilworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Crescent Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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