Total Crime Rate
503.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crescent Way area has the highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chelsfield , and the 19th highest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Crescent Way (BR6 9LP) in the last 12 months was 503.2 per 1,000 residents and was 791.8% higher than the Chelsfield average (56.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 229.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crescent Way (BR6 9LP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Worth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | South Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | South Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northlands Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryarsh Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ryarsh Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashley Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ashley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Borkwood Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tunstall Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tunstall Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Haywood Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lichlade Close | Under investigation |
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