Total Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cray Valley Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Petts Wood & Knoll , and the 362nd highest crime rate of 930 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 Cray Valley Road (BR5 2EY) in the last 12 months was 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% higher than the Petts Wood & Knoll average (38.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cray Valley Road (BR5 2EY), the main crime hotspot is near Scarlet Close. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cray Valley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Mary Cray Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Stanley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amherst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynmouth Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellefield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amherst Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bellefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson May Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery May Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime May Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bellefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priorsford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scarlet Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Hayfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scarlet Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scarlet Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scarlet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scarlet Close —

Data Sources

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