Total Crime Rate
116.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Upper Grove Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Belvedere , and the 139th highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Grove Road (DA17 5NU) in the last 12 months was 116.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -34.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upper Grove Road (DA17 5NU), the main crime hotspot is near Charton Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Belvedere| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lenham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flora Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lullingstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lullingstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lullingstone Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lullingstone Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Grove Road | Under investigation |
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