Total Crime Rate

168.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 168.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.6 10/10
  • Burglary 24.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Drugs 16.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Methuen Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Belvedere , and the 77th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Methuen Road (DA17 6ED) in the last 12 months was 168.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% higher than the Belvedere average (110.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Methuen Road (DA17 6ED), the main crime hotspot is near Mayfield Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Methuen Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fox House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bullbanks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bullbanks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladeswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person B253 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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