Total Crime Rate
111.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Claremont Crescent area has the 11th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Crayford , and the 147th highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Claremont Crescent (DA1 4RJ) in the last 12 months was 111.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Claremont Crescent (DA1 4RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waterside, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crayford High Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crayford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapel Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Waterside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Claremont Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hubbard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Green Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Hill | Under investigation |
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