Total Crime Rate

43.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 43.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 6.8 1/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Hillcrest Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chelsfield , and the 400th lowest 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 Hillcrest Road (BR6 9AN) in the last 12 months was 43.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% lower than the Chelsfield average (50.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillcrest Road (BR6 9AN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hillcrest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Augustus Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Augustus Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Augustus Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Augustus Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Augustus Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Augustus Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Augustus Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Felstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancing Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Brasted Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brasted Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mortimer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mortimer Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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