Total Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.3 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 38.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 8.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Somerhill Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Crook Log , and the 241st 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 Somerhill Road (DA16 1PE) in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerhill Road (DA16 1PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Lane, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Berwick Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Somerhill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bull Alley Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Wickham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Wickham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lynmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bull Alley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bull Alley Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rackham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs East Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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