Total Crime Rate

173.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 173.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Drugs 20.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crays Parade area has the 12th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Mary's & St James , and the 70th highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crays Parade (BR5 3HG) in the last 12 months was 173.0 per 1,000 residents and was 133.1% higher than the St Mary's & St James average (74.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 77.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crays Parade (BR5 3HG), the main crime hotspot is near Brooks Way. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crays Parade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Main Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooks Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ethelbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Main Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Springvale Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craylands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gardiner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Calvin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsgate Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Main Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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