Total Crime Rate

597.7 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 597.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 314.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.9 10/10
  • Other theft 24.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.8 10/10
  • Burglary 19.5 10/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Robbery 19.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Cray View Close area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Mary's & St James , and the 9th 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 Cray View Close (BR5 3RD) in the last 12 months was 597.7 per 1,000 residents and was 705.2% 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 Shoplifting with 193 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -52.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 115.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cray View Close (BR5 3RD), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 378 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cray View Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hearns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cray View Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cray View Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cray View Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cray View Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Public order Sarre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sarre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sarre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meadow View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meadow View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Withens Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hythe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hythe Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Hythe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hythe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montbretia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harbledown Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harbledown Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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