Total Crime Rate
238.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wotton Green area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Mary's & St James , and the 35th highest crime rate of 725 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 Wotton Green (BR5 3PA) in the last 12 months was 238.0 per 1,000 residents and was 220.6% higher than the St Mary's & St James average (74.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (β 109.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 95.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 111.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wotton Green (BR5 3PA), the main crime hotspot is near Barnfield Road. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Mary's & St James| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oldbury Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barnfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Admiral Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crockenhill Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crockenhill Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Edenbridge Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crockenhill Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crockenhill Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barnfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barnfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Teal Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chesterfield Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sweeps Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barnfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sweeps Lane | Under investigation |
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