Total Crime Rate

87.5 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 87.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Birkbeck Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 194th 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 Birkbeck Road (DA14 4DJ) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% higher than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (54.9 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkbeck Road (DA14 4DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hatherley Crescent. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birkbeck Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Hatherley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatherley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shelbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hadlow Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Granville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenwood Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jubilee Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatherley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatherley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatherley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hatherley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hatherley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Birkbeck Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hatherley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belton Road —
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Data Sources

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