Total Crime Rate
38.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Glebelands area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Crayford , and the 241st lowest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Glebelands (DA1 4RZ) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glebelands (DA1 4RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waterside, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Walk (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crayford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Green Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swaislands Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterside | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | The Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Green Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Iron Mill Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hubbard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Close | Under investigation |
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