Total Crime Rate

103.3 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 103.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 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
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

Little Wood Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Chislehurst , and the 200th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Little Wood Close (BR5 2LA) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% higher than the Chislehurst average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Wood Close (BR5 2LA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Little Wood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flint Down Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shoreham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horsell Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Broad Oak Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goose Green Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scadbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Goose Green Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Goose Green Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chipperfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rushet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blackberry Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broad Oak Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mickleham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mickleham Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osterley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leith Hill —
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Data Sources

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