Oxford Street and other areas of Central London such as Bond Street and Piccadilly due to "pickpocketing, fraud and theft". The advent of closed-circuit television has reduced the area's attraction to scam artists and illegal street traders. Every Christmas, Oxford Street is decorated with festive lights. The tradition of Christmas lights began in 1959, five years after neighbouring Regent Street. There were no light displays in 1976 or 1977 because of economic recession, but the lights returned in 1978 when Oxford Street organised a laser display, and have continued every year since. Current practice involves a celebrity turning the lights on in
Green Street Green east side of Sevenoaks Road, standing opposite The Green. Recreation grounds are at Cudham Lane North and at Glentrammon Road. On the 22nd November 2018 at approximately 3:30am firefighters were called to a fire at Green Street Green bus garage, the cause of which is yet unknown. The fire destroyed 11 buses however no injuries were reported The Anglican parish church is St Mary's Green Street Green. It falls under the parish of Green Street Green and Pratt's Bottom in the diocese of Rochester. It was built in the early 20th century and in the first decade of the 21st