Total Crime Rate

173.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 173.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 49.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Longbury Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Paul's Cray , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 928 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 Longbury Close (BR5 2LB) in the last 12 months was 173.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% higher than the St Paul's Cray average (114.2 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longbury Close (BR5 2LB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 115 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 Longbury Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batchwood Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Arbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Arbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Batchwood Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenscourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Longbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curtismill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curtismill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wateringbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Curtismill Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robin Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robin Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Robin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Robin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Robin Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Robin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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