Total Crime Rate

164.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 164.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Burglary 26.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chesham Crescent area has the 8th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Clock House , and the 103rd highest 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 Chesham Crescent (SE20 7RW) in the last 12 months was 164.4 per 1,000 residents and was 175.4% higher than the Clock House average (59.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 1200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 266.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesham Crescent (SE20 7RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Croydon Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chesham Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Otford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chesham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Melvin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pelham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ravenscroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croydon Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Croydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Croydon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Croydon Road Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Drugs Croydon Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croydon Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croydon Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pawleyne Close β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Grove Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Oak Grove Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pawleyne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Oak Grove Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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