Total Crime Rate
60.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Picardy Road area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Belvedere , and the 324th highest crime rate of 725 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 Picardy Road (DA17 5QN) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% lower than the Belvedere average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Picardy Road (DA17 5QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Essenden Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ruskin Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Belvedere| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruskin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Heathdene Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Heathdene Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ruskin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gideon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Salmon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Sheridan Road | — |
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