Total Crime Rate

230.8 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 230.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 86.5 9/10
  • Other theft 31.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Palm Avenue 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 Palm Avenue (DA14 5JF) 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 Palm Avenue (DA14 5JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edgington Way, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bullers Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Palm Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Edgington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bullers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chambers Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harvill Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St George'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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