Total Crime Rate

238.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 238.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.1 10/10
  • Drugs 37.4 10/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Elmstone Terrace 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 Elmstone Terrace (BR5 3QN) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Elmstone Terrace (BR5 3QN), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 374 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elmstone Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hearns Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harbledown Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Burwash Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Harbledown Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montbretia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Withens Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hearns Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hearns Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hearns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hearns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hearns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belgrave Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teal Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Blacksmiths Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oldbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cray View Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cray View Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cray View Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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