Crime Rate in Sidcup, ward

Sidcup has the 8th highest crime rate of 17 wards in Bexley district and the 2977th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 190th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sidcup in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% lower than the Bexley district average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sidcup’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 406 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -17.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 500 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sidcup ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Further/Higher Educational Building, with 89 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hospital (61 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.