Total Crime Rate
40.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clarence Crescent area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Longlands , and the 247th lowest crime rate of 716 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 Clarence Crescent (DA14 4DG) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% lower than the Longlands average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clarence Crescent (DA14 4DG), the main crime hotspot is near Highview Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sidcup| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highview Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Aston Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Granville Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gresswell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdown Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdown Road | Under investigation |
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