Total Crime Rate

421.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 421.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 222.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 71.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Burglary 18.6 10/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadow View area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Mary's & St James , and the 15th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadow View (BR5 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 421.1 per 1,000 residents and was 432.0% higher than the St Mary's & St James average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow View (BR5 3EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 297 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hythe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hearns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hearns Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Vernon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Vernon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craylands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hearns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Springvale Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montbretia Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harbledown Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penshurst Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penshurst Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hearns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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