Total Crime Rate

84.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 10.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brantwood Way area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Mary's & St James , and the 213th highest crime rate of 716 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 Brantwood Way (BR5 3WB) in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% higher than the St Mary's & St James average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brantwood Way (BR5 3WB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hearns Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brantwood Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hythe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ethelbert Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mayfly Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Springvale Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hearns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montbretia Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craylands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hythe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hythe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teal Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Doveney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Doveney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penshurst Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penshurst Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hearns Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hearns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ethelbert Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hearns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Withens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Okemore Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calvin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calvin Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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