Total Crime Rate

106.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 106.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cornwall Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Paul's Cray , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 928 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 Cornwall Drive (BR5 3JB) in the last 12 months was 106.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% lower than the St Paul's Cray average (114.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornwall Drive (BR5 3JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watery Lane, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cornwall Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cornwall Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haven Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Townshend Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Townshend Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Townshend Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townshend Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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