Total Crime Rate

132.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 132.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Drugs 26.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crest View Drive area has the 21st highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 148th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crest View Drive (BR5 1BU) in the last 12 months was 132.8 per 1,000 residents and was 140.9% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crest View Drive (BR5 1BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Approach, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Square (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crest View Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensway —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Station Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Station Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Station Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Woodhurst Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Square —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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