Total Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hayward Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Crayford , and the 234th highest crime rate of 725 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 Hayward Close (DA1 4DA) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% lower than the Crayford average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hayward Close (DA1 4DA), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Hill. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hayward Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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