Total Crime Rate

76.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Maylands Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Longlands , and the 241st 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 Maylands Drive (DA14 4RL) in the last 12 months was 76.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% higher than the Longlands average (52.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maylands Drive (DA14 4RL), the main crime hotspot is near Ladbrooke Crescent. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maylands Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heatherside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maylands Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ladbrooke Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleve Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maylands Drive
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maylands Drive

Data Sources

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