Total Crime Rate
73.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Spring Shaw Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Chislehurst , and the 322nd highest 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 Spring Shaw Road (BR5 2RH) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spring Shaw Road (BR5 2RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goose Green Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Osterley Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Paul's Cray| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Giggs Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mickleham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mickleham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mickleham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mickleham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mickleham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Blythe Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Broad Oak Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Broad Oak Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goose Green Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Goose Green Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Osterley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osterley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blythe Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Flint Down Close | — |
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