Total Crime Rate

111.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Robbery 13.4 9/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Woodfall Drive 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 Woodfall Drive (DA1 4TN) 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 Woodfall Drive (DA1 4TN), the main crime hotspot is near Waterside. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Crayford

Crime Over Time in Woodfall Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Claremont Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swaislands Drive
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Iron Mill Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hubbard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Green Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.