Total Crime Rate

149.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 149.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 44.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cocksure Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Mary's & St James , and the 95th 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 Cocksure Lane (DA14 5EY) in the last 12 months was 149.2 per 1,000 residents and was 88.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cocksure Lane (DA14 5EY), the main crime hotspot is near Cocksure Lane. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cocksure Lane area

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Data Sources

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