Total Crime Rate

90.6 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 90.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Grovelands Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Paul's Cray , and the 239th 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 Grovelands Road (BR5 3EF) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grovelands Road (BR5 3EF), the main crime hotspot is near Horsell Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grovelands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ockham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midfield Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horsell Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whippendell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lullingstone Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ockham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lullingstone Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ticehurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ticehurst Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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