Total Crime Rate

195.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 195.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cherry Orchard Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Mary's & St James , and the 60th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

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 Cherry Orchard Close (BR5 4BN) in the last 12 months was 195.1 per 1,000 residents and was 146.5% higher than the St Mary's & St James average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 30.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 98.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Orchard Close (BR5 4BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sarre Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cherry Orchard Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penshurst Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harbledown Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hythe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montbretia Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Okemore Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penshurst Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hythe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Meadow —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blacksmiths Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Iris Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hodson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Withens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Meadow —
Apr 2026Drugs Hythe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Market Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sarre Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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