Total Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Benedict Close area has the 51st highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Belvedere , and the 247th 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 Benedict Close (DA17 5RX) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benedict Close (DA17 5RX), the main crime hotspot is near Yarnton Way. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Benedict Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Yarnton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beckett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Glimpsing Green Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarnton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Yarnton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yarnton Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blakemore Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holcote Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northwood Place —
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Data Sources

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