Total Crime Rate

451.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 451.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 110.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.8 9/10
  • Drugs 49.6 10/10
  • Other theft 46.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.1 10/10
  • Public order 32.1 10/10
  • Burglary 29.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 11.7 9/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Maidstone Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Mary's & St James , and the 14th highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maidstone Road (DA14 5BG) in the last 12 months was 451.9 per 1,000 residents and was 508.8% higher than the St Mary's & St James average (74.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 107.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maidstone Road (DA14 5BG), the main crime hotspot is near Maidstone Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 2 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)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Maidstone Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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