Crime Rates at Upper Abbey Road, Belvedere, DA17 5AE

Upper Abbey Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Belvedere , and the 228th 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 Upper Abbey Road (DA17 5AE) in the last 12 months was 36.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% lower than the Belvedere average (103.2 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 Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Abbey Road (DA17 5AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Picardy Street, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gilbert Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.