Total Crime Rate

136.0 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 136.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 80.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Crayford Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Crayford , and the 113th 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 Crayford Road (DA1 4AW) in the last 12 months was 136.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 2100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crayford Road (DA1 4AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crayford Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Brow (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crayford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Dale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Heath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Brow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Brow Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hill Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Heath Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ducketts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crayford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ducketts Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A226 Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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