Total Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Village Green Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Crayford , and the 241st lowest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Village Green Road (DA1 4JX) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Village Green Road (DA1 4JX), the main crime hotspot is near Maiden Lane. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Village Green Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Green Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maiden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Maiden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maiden Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maiden Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woollett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maiden Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Barnes Cray Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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