Total Crime Rate

78.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.2 7/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Grays Farm Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Paul's Cray , and the 296th highest crime rate of 930 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 Grays Farm Road (BR5 3AD) in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% lower 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 Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grays Farm Road (BR5 3AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walsingham Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whippendell Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Grays Farm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tilbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whippendell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walsingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Walsingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walsingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palewell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palewell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stilwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midfield Way —
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Data Sources

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