Total Crime Rate

87.7 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 87.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Whippendell Way area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Paul's Cray , and the 254th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whippendell Way (BR5 3DE) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whippendell Way (BR5 3DE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whippendell Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stilwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walsingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flint Down Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palewell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midfield Way —
Sep 2025Public order Walsingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blackberry Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walsingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whippendell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palewell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horsell Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shoreham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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