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Crime in BR5 2TF

How much crime is recorded in BR5 2TF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Chislehurst East & Hoblingwell Wood
Council
Bromley
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,694 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BR5 2TF

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR5 2TF area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

BR5 2TFNational
Burglary15.19.1
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Public order3.44.6
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs1.72.4
Robbery1.11.4
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 32% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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