Crime Rate in St Mary's & St James, ward

St Mary's & St James has the 7th highest crime rate of 17 wards in Bexley district and the 3087th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 203rd lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Mary's & St James in the last 12 months was 74.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% lower than the Bexley district average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Mary's & St James’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 192 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 209.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 255 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Mary's & St James ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Bexley High Street, with 30 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Holt Close (11 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.