Total Crime Rate

467.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.5 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 467.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 228.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 94.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.6 10/10
  • Other theft 24.4 10/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Drugs 17.9 10/10
  • Robbery 16.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Star Lane area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Mary's & St James , and the 12th 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 Star Lane (BR5 3LL) in the last 12 months was 467.4 per 1,000 residents and was 490.6% 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 140 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 94.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Star Lane (BR5 3LL), the main crime hotspot is near Hearns Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Star Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Edenbridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calvin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edenbridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Edenbridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hythe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Star Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hythe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hythe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penshurst Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hearns Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hearns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hearns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montbretia Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hearns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mayfly Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calvin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calvin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Calvin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Harbledown Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penshurst Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Doveney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Doveney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teal Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Okemore Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Calvin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Okemore Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Withens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingfisher Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blacksmiths Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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