Total Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Rochester Close area has the 45th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 340th lowest 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 Rochester Close (DA15 9PG) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% lower than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rochester Close (DA15 9PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tyrrell Avenue, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Overcourt Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rochester Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radnor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyrrell Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overcourt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rochester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyrrell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tyrrell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyrrell Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Tyrrell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chailey Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chailey Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Gwillim Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gwillim Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gwillim Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penshurst Avenue —

Data Sources

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