Total Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 41.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Beckett Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 115 local areas in Belvedere , and the 268th lowest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beckett Close (DA17 5RY) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% lower than the Belvedere average (110.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beckett Close (DA17 5RY), 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 Beckett Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarnton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northwood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yarnton Way —
Apr 2026Public order Laymarsh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yarnton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yarnton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarnton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarnton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northwood Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northwood Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northwood Place —
Apr 2026Robbery Northwood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yarnton Way —
Apr 2026Robbery Northwood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northwood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glimpsing Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Court —
Apr 2026Drugs Leatherbottle Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yarnton Way —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glimpsing Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leatherbottle Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Shortlands Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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