Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 36.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.3 5/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Princes Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Longlands , and the 229th lowest 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 Princes Close (DA14 4RH) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Close (DA14 4RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maylands Drive, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bexley Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wren Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maylands Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bexley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ladbrooke Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ladbrooke Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bexley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleve Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cleve Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cleve Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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