Total Crime Rate

141.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bethel Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bethel Road (DA16 1SA) in the last 12 months was 141.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% higher than the Bexleyheath average (136.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bethel Road (DA16 1SA), the main crime hotspot is near South Gipsy Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bethel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denham Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bethel Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Palmeira Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order South Gipsy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Danson Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stevedale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person South Gipsy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Stuart Evans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sharnbrooke Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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