Total Crime Rate

135.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.3 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 135.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Suffolk Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Longlands , and the 112th highest crime rate of 716 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 Suffolk Road (DA14 5DD) in the last 12 months was 135.5 per 1,000 residents and was 131.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Suffolk Road (DA14 5DD), the main crime hotspot is near Evry Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Suffolk Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evry Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudsbury Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haven Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waring Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townshend Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Townshend Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Townshend Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Townshend Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waring Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evry Road

Data Sources

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