Total Crime Rate
47.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kevington Drive area has the 21st highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Petts Wood & Knoll , and the 428th 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 Kevington Drive (BR5 2NU) in the last 12 months was 47.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% higher 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kevington Drive (BR5 2NU), the main crime hotspot is near Clarendon Grove. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Paul's Cray| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Church Hill Wood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorney Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canbury Path | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Englefield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Englefield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunnyfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorney Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chequers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wimborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Church Hill Wood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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