Total Crime Rate

76.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 76.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Morvale Close area has the 57th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Belvedere , and the 250th highest 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 Morvale Close (DA17 5HT) in the last 12 months was 76.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% lower than the Belvedere average (110.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morvale Close (DA17 5HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Street, where police recorded 31 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.

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Crime Over Time in Morvale Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Court Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowper Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Draper Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Augustine'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Court Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Abbey Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbey Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Draper Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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