Total Crime Rate
52.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ruskin Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 115 local areas in Belvedere , and the 339th 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 Ruskin Road (DA17 5BD) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% lower than the Belvedere average (110.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ruskin Road (DA17 5BD), the main crime hotspot is near Gilbert Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Belvedere| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilbert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gilbert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Abbey Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stickland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilbert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilbert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowper Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stickland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Augustine'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Picardy Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sheridan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gilbert Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gilbert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Picardy Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bedwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Essenden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gilbert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Gilbert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Draper Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bedwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleman Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paroma Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Draper Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sheridan Road | Under investigation |
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