Total Crime Rate

160.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 160.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 52.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Glimpsing Green area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Belvedere , and the 85th 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 Glimpsing Green (DA18 4HA) in the last 12 months was 160.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glimpsing Green (DA18 4HA), 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 Glimpsing Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarnton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northwood Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarnton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Middle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarnton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yarnton Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yarnton Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yarnton Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northwood Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yarnton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yarnton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glimpsing Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northwood Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glimpsing Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northwood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northwood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Northwood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Northwood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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