Total Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Southfield Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Chislehurst , and the 437th lowest crime rate of 930 local areas in Bromley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southfield Road (BR7 6QR) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southfield Road (BR7 6QR), the main crime hotspot is near Leesons Way. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Southfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Barcombe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leesons Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kevington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barcombe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barcombe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barcombe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petersham Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petersham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravensbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harvel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leesons Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leesons Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wimborne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ringshall Road —
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Data Sources

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