Total Crime Rate

61.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.5 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 61.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 18.5 4/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Longmead Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Longlands , and the 322nd highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longmead Drive (DA14 4NY) in the last 12 months was 61.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% higher 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 146.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longmead Drive (DA14 4NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pembury Crescent (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Longmead Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembury Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembury Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembury Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kimberley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembury Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembury Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembury Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembury Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Pembury Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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