Total Crime Rate

120.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 120.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 34.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Longlands , and the 130th 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 The Crescent (DA14 6FD) in the last 12 months was 120.4 per 1,000 residents and was 106.0% higher than the Longlands average (58.5 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (DA14 6FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hamilton Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Neville Close (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanhope Road —
Apr 2026Public order The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsgrove Close —
Apr 2026Public order Neville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cloudeseley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cloudeseley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Main Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Main Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Main Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lyminge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hamilton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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