Total Crime Rate

84.0 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 84.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Walker Close area has the 44th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 206th 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 Walker Close (DA1 4SR) in the last 12 months was 84.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% higher than the Barnehurst average (52.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walker Close (DA1 4SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ely Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moreton Court (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walker Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eversley Cross —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moreton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gascoyne Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ely Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ely Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ely Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ely Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ely Close —
Sep 2025Robbery Walker Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Haven Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moreton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moreton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Haven Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holmsdale Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eversley Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmsdale Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmsdale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tanners Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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