Total Crime Rate

158.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 77.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Royston Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Crayford , and the 83rd 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 Royston Road (DA1 3QH) in the last 12 months was 158.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% higher than the Crayford average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royston Road (DA1 3QH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Royston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Clive Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crayford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridge Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Royston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Royston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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