Total Crime Rate
127.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
71.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cowper Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Belvedere , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cowper Road (DA17 5BE) in the last 12 months was 127.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cowper Road (DA17 5BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper Abbey Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ruskin Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Belvedere| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleman Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Abbey Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bedwell Road | 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 | Paroma Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowper Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Draper Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Draper Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Augustine'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Essenden Road | — |
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