Total Crime Rate

159.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 159.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rutland Gate area has the 24th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Belvedere , and the 86th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rutland Gate (DA17 6HH) in the last 12 months was 159.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rutland Gate (DA17 6HH), 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 Rutland Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stiles Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mossdown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fox House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stiles Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathdene Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathdene Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stiles Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stiles Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eardley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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