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 2654th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 231st lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Mary's & St James in the last 12 months was 79.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% lower than the Bexley district average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Mary's & St James’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 218 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -13.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 292 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Mary's & St James ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near North Cray Road, with 34 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Gattons Way (16 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.