Total Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chaucer Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in East Wickham , and the 279th lowest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chaucer Road (DA16 3NQ) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% lower than the East Wickham average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 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 ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 600.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaucer Road (DA16 3NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Edison Grove. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chaucer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dryden Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edison Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edison Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edison Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edison Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edison Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Edison Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Edison Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wordsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glenmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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