Total Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 80.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 24.9 7/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Westhurst Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Chislehurst , and the 291st highest crime rate of 928 local areas in Bromley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westhurst Drive (BR7 6HT) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% higher than the Chislehurst average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -65.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westhurst Drive (BR7 6HT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Chislehurst

Crime Over Time in Westhurst Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Farmland Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farmland Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.