Total Crime Rate

99.2 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 99.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dawson Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Paul's Cray , and the 213th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dawson Avenue (BR5 3AY) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dawson Avenue (BR5 3AY), the main crime hotspot is near Brooks Way. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dawson Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walsingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stilwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Normanhurst Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dawson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tilbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palewell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palewell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pleasance Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kelsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whippendell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kelsey Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Normanhurst Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sevenoaks Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooks Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Walsingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walsingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saxville Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sevenoaks Way —
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Data Sources

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