Total Crime Rate

83.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Palmarsh Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Mary's & St James , and the 207th 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 Palmarsh Road (BR5 3SJ) in the last 12 months was 83.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmarsh Road (BR5 3SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shorne Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Palmarsh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Oldbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crockenhill Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teal Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chesterfield Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sweeps Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sweeps Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edenbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crockenhill Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admiral Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crockenhill Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crockenhill Road —
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Data Sources

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