Total Crime Rate
88.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dale End area has the 13th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Crayford , and the 196th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dale End (DA1 3PR) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% higher than the Crayford average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dale End (DA1 3PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Brow (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crayford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Valley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hill Brow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Galloway Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Heath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clive Avenue | — |
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