Total Crime Rate

137.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 137.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Powerscroft Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Mary's & St James , and the 110th 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 Powerscroft Road (DA14 5DT) in the last 12 months was 137.1 per 1,000 residents and was 84.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powerscroft Road (DA14 5DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watery Lane, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cornwall Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Powerscroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waring Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cray Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mckillop Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haven Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waring Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haven Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haven Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Watery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Watery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haven Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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