Total Crime Rate

99.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 99.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 32.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

William Petty Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chelsfield , and the 220th highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

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 William Petty Way (BR5 4GN) in the last 12 months was 99.6 per 1,000 residents and was 98.9% higher than the Chelsfield average (50.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Petty Way (BR5 4GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ramsden Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waltham Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in William Petty Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ramsden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamberhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Birchington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Birchington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birchington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birchington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Petty Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carew Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Brow Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waltham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tintagel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waltham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Waltham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rye Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Gload Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eldred Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinson Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Ramsden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ramsden Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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