Total Crime Rate

82.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.3 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 82.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Gload Crescent area has the 16th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chelsfield , and the 281st 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 Gload Crescent (BR5 4PR) in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gload Crescent (BR5 4PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westwell Close, where police recorded 46 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 Gload Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wichling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Gload Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rye Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Waltham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waltham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamberhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wichling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wichling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wichling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eldred Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waltham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinson Way —
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Data Sources

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