Total Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 45.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Clifton Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Falconwood & Welling , and the 296th lowest crime rate of 716 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 Clifton Road (DA16 1QA) in the last 12 months was 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower than the Falconwood & Welling average (64.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 118.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Clifton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denham Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Newton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lynmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bull Alley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bull Alley Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bull Alley Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Denham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Denham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denham Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roseacre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lewis Road —
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Data Sources

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