Total Crime Rate

123.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 123.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Iron Mill Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Crayford , and the 126th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Iron Mill Lane (DA1 4RW) in the last 12 months was 123.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Iron Mill Lane (DA1 4RW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 101 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 Iron Mill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Star Hill —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Claston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crayford High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Green Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crayford High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crayford High Street —
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Data Sources

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