Total Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 52.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eldred Drive area has the 24th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chelsfield , and the 456th 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 Eldred Drive (BR5 4PF) in the last 12 months was 52.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% higher than the Chelsfield average (50.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eldred Drive (BR5 4PF), 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 Eldred Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waltham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gload Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rye Crescent 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamberhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Waltham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waltham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carew Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Petty Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birchington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birchington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Birchington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Birchington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Ramsden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ramsden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ramsden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tintagel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eldred Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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