Total Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thames Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Crayford , and the 262nd highest crime rate of 716 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 Thames Road (DA1 4LP) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% lower than the Crayford average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thames Road (DA1 4LP), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Place. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thames Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayplace Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cray Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bramley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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