Total Crime Rate

4.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 4.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Vanessa Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 115 local areas in Belvedere , and the 8th 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 Vanessa Close (DA17 6HD) in the last 12 months was 4.6 per 1,000 residents and was 95.9% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Vanessa Close (DA17 6HD), the main crime hotspot is near Rutland Gate. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vanessa Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stream Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Picardy Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eardley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Picardy Road —
Apr 2026Public order Walsingham Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathdene Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathdene Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hoddesdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mossdown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wynford Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bedwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essenden Road —
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Data Sources

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