Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birkbeck Road 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 Birkbeck Road (DA14 4DW) 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 Birkbeck Road (DA14 4DW), the main crime hotspot is near Hatherley Crescent. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 35 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granville Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Aston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hatherley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hatherley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gresswell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatherley Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jubilee Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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