Total Crime Rate

354.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 354.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.6 10/10
  • Public order 45.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.6 10/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 14.0 9/10
  • Other crime 10.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sevenoaks Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Paul's Cray , and the 35th 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 Sevenoaks Way (BR5 3AQ) in the last 12 months was 354.4 per 1,000 residents and was 223.6% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 154.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sevenoaks Way (BR5 3AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Vernon Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sevenoaks Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Main Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vernon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Main Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooks Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Main Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Normanhurst Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Normanhurst Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tilbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sevenoaks Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dawson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sevenoaks Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pleasance Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kelsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kelsey Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsgate Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Springvale Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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