Total Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Amherst Drive area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Petts Wood & Knoll , and the 214th lowest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Amherst Drive (BR5 2HW) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

In the area around Amherst Drive (BR5 2HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kevington Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dorney Rise (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Amherst Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sefton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kevington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dorney Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wimborne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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