Total Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 32.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Walden Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Chislehurst , and the 267th 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 Walden Avenue (BR7 6EW) in the last 12 months was 32.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% lower than the Chislehurst average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walden Avenue (BR7 6EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunkery Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prestbury Square (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Walden Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prestbury Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jay Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elmstead Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Offenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Offenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunkery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dunkery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Dunkery Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Dunkery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wayside Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dunkery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prestbury Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Storth Oaks Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Storth Oaks Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southold Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmstead Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jason Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cranmore Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Swithland Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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