Total Crime Rate

188.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 188.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Midfield Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Paul's Cray , and the 85th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Midfield Way (BR5 2QL) in the last 12 months was 188.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% higher than the St Paul's Cray average (109.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Midfield Way (BR5 2QL), the main crime hotspot is near Horsell Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Midfield Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Ticehurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lullingstone Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whippendell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Ockham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ockham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blackberry Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midfield Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flint Down Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horsell Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shoreham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ticehurst Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lullingstone Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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