Total Crime Rate

175.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 175.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Drugs 38.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

Cherry Orchard Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Mary's & St James , and the 66th highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cherry Orchard Close (BR5 4BN) in the last 12 months was 175.8 per 1,000 residents and was 136.9% higher than the St Mary's & St James average (74.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 65.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.4% 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 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hythe Close (37 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cray View Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Blacksmiths Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montbretia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roberts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Withens Close —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Copper Beech Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sarre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belgrave Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cray View Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crowhurst Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Oldbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hodson Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cray View Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cray View Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Public order Sarre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hythe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rookery Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burwash Court —

Data Sources

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