Total Crime Rate

29.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 29.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 5.4 1/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Budleigh Crescent area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Crook Log , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Budleigh Crescent (DA16 1DP) in the last 12 months was 29.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% lower than the Crook Log average (46.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Budleigh Crescent (DA16 1DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hartley Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hadlow Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Budleigh Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hadlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hadlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hadlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hartley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartley Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Okehampton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Okehampton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selsey Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sidmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hadlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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