Total Crime Rate

14.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.9 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 14.5 1/10
  • Violent crimes 2.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Sidmouth Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Crook Log , and the 61st lowest 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 Sidmouth Road (DA16 1DR) in the last 12 months was 14.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% lower than the Crook Log average (46.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sidmouth Road (DA16 1DR), 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 Sidmouth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmsted Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sidmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hadlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hadlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hadlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartley Road —
Apr 2026Public order Hartley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Okehampton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Okehampton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hadlow Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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