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

Athelstan Way 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 Athelstan Way (BR5 2QX) 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 Athelstan Way (BR5 2QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chipperfield Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Athelstan Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goose Green Close —
Sep 2025Public order Mickleham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shoreham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Broad Oak Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broad Oak Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blackberry Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osterley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leith Hill —
Sep 2025Public order Goose Green Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Goose Green Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scadbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blythe Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chipperfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rushet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flint Down Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mickleham Road —
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Data Sources

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