Total Crime Rate

79.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Swale Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Crayford , and the 221st 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 Swale Road (DA1 4PD) in the last 12 months was 79.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swale Road (DA1 4PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maiden Lane, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Barnes Cray Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Maiden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Russell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thames Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maiden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thames Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maiden Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shuttle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woollett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maiden Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maiden Lane —
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Data Sources

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