Total Crime Rate

238.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Montbretia Close 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 Montbretia Close (BR5 3TL) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Montbretia Close (BR5 3TL), 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 Montbretia Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doveney Close β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sarre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sarre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sarre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teal Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Doveney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doveney Close β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Craylands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hearns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hearns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hearns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hearns Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hearns Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hearns Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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