Total Crime Rate

157.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 157.1 9/10
  • Other theft 29.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.4 10/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Maiden Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Crayford , and the 85th 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 Maiden Lane (DA1 4PS) in the last 12 months was 157.1 per 1,000 residents and was 81.1% higher than the Crayford average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maiden Lane (DA1 4PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kennet Road, where police recorded 23 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 Maiden Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Shearwood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thames Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kennet Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thames Road 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Kennet Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maiden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maiden Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maiden Lane —
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 2025Other theft Maiden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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