Total Crime Rate

176.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 176.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.3 9/10
  • Robbery 36.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Maidstone Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Mary's & St James , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maidstone Road (DA14 5BB) in the last 12 months was 176.6 per 1,000 residents and was 123.2% higher than the St Mary's & St James average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Robbery with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maidstone Road (DA14 5BB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maidstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Old Maidstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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