Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 80.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Forest Close area has the 47th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Bickley & Sundridge , and the 285th 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 Forest Close (BR7 5QS) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% higher than the Bickley & Sundridge average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Close (BR7 5QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chislehurst (Station), where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodlands Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Forest Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faro Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faro Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Denbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Timber Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Abbey Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faro Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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