Crime Rate in Thamesmead East, ward

Thamesmead East has the 4th highest crime rate of 17 wards in Bexley district and the 1506th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 302nd highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Thamesmead East in the last 12 months was 104.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% higher than the Bexley district average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Thamesmead East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 541 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 38.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -10.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 670 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Thamesmead East ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Tavy Bridge, with 147 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Kale Road (42 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.