Total Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 79.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Plympton Close area has the 55th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Belvedere , and the 240th 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 Plympton Close (DA17 5RT) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 18.2% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plympton Close (DA17 5RT), the main crime hotspot is near Yarnton Way. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plympton Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alsike Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarnton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarnton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Middle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarnton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yarnton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yarnton Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yarnton Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yarnton Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbotswood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glimpsing Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yarnton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alsike Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alsike Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glimpsing Green —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alsike Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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