Total Crime Rate
70.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ellenborough Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Mary's & St James , and the 280th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ellenborough Road (DA14 5LB) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ellenborough Road (DA14 5LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Spinney, where police recorded 31 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.
View Crime In St Mary's & St James| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burdett Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bullers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bullers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bullers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bullers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Davis Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Spinney | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bullers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Spinney | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Spinney | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Spinney | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Spinney | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Spinney | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fowler Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bullers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bullers Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Burdett Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Burdett Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chambers Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chambers Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | North Cray Road | Under investigation |
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