Crime Rates at Bushey Avenue, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1EP

Bushey Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Petts Wood & Knoll , and the 180th 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 Bushey Avenue (BR5 1EP) in the last 12 months was 23.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bushey Avenue (BR5 1EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birkdale Close, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jersey Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.