Total Crime Rate

81.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 81.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • 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

Davis Way area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Mary's & St James , and the 229th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Davis Way (DA14 5JR) in the last 12 months was 81.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Davis Way (DA14 5JR), 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 (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Davis Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Chambers Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Burdett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chambers Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St George'S Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maidstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgington Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edgington Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Edgington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitney Walk
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burdett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bullers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Burdett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Fowler Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bullers Close
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bullers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bullers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bullers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitney Walk
Apr 2026Robbery Bullers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Palm Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bullers Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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