Total Crime Rate

141.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.1 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 141.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Charing Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chelsfield , and the 140th highest crime rate of 928 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 Charing Close (BR6 9SS) in the last 12 months was 141.9 per 1,000 residents and was 183.3% higher than the Chelsfield average (50.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charing Close (BR6 9SS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charing Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charing Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichlade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Haywood Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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