Total Crime Rate

73.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 22.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barton Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Mary's & St James , and the 261st highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barton Road (DA14 5LU) in the last 12 months was 73.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barton Road (DA14 5LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burdett Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chambers Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Cray Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Cray Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chambers Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order North Cray Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burdett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Maidstone Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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