Total Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 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
  • 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

Somerhill Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Crook Log , and the 288th highest 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 Somerhill Road (DA16 1PF) in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% higher than the Crook Log average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerhill Road (DA16 1PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rackham Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Berwick Road (16 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hazeldene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Northdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Northdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lyme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elsa Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balliol Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lynmere Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lynmere Road —
Sep 2025Public order Rackham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Wickham Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balliol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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