Total Crime Rate

43.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.8 2/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hillcrest Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chelsfield , and the 390th lowest crime rate of 930 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 9AQ) in the last 12 months was 43.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower than the Chelsfield average (56.4 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillcrest Road (BR6 9AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lancing Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hillcrest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Felstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Homefield Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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