Total Crime Rate
230.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Maidstone Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Mary's & St James , and the 36th 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 5HS) in the last 12 months was 230.8 per 1,000 residents and was 210.9% 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 Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 108.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maidstone Road (DA14 5HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edgington Way, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Evry Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Mary's & St James| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Edgington Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St George'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Edgington Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St George'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | A223 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Evry Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Evry Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Evry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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