Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.3 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 45.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Dryden Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in East Wickham , and the 292nd 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 Dryden Road (DA16 3ND) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% lower than the East Wickham average (47.3 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dryden Road (DA16 3ND), the main crime hotspot is near Edison Grove. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dryden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chaucer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Combeside Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Combeside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Combeside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edison Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thornhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Thornhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastview Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastview Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastview Avenue —
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Data Sources

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