Total Crime Rate

160.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 160.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.9 10/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

London Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Crayford , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 725 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 London Road (DA1 4BS) in the last 12 months was 160.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% higher than the Crayford average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (DA1 4BS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 166 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maxim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maxim Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greyhound Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greyhound Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Claremont Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Green Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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