Postcode · Chislehurst
Crime in BR7 5EX
How much crime is recorded in BR7 5EX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chislehurst West & Elmstead
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,543 (2024)
BR7 5EXChislehurst
How safe is BR7 5EX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR7 5EX area, below 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
25.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
BR7 5EXNational
Violence and sexual offences12.523.6
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Vehicle crime9.93.5
Burglary7.49.1
Other theft2.34.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Shoplifting1.58.4
Public order1.14.6
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.