Total Crime Rate

863.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 863.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 232.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 229.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.6 10/10
  • Public order 64.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.1 10/10
  • Other theft 37.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.2 10/10
  • Drugs 23.3 10/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Robbery 14.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crayford High Street area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Crayford , and the 3rd 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 High Street (DA1 4HG) in the last 12 months was 863.4 per 1,000 residents and was 895.5% higher than the Crayford average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (β‰ˆ 218.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crayford High Street (DA1 4HG), 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 Crayford High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Claremont Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maxim Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greyhound Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greyhound Way β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hubbard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Green Place 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swaislands Drive β€”
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maxim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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