Postcode · Chislehurst
Crime in BR7 5RT
How much crime is recorded in BR7 5RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chislehurst West & Elmstead
- Council
- Bromley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,444 (2024)
BR7 5RTChislehurst
How safe is BR7 5RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BR7 5RT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 5RTNational
Burglary12.39.1
Violence and sexual offences6.723.6
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other theft2.84.5
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Drugs1.42.4
Public order0.74.6
Robbery0.21.4
Criminal damage and arson0.14.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.