Total Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upton Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 227th highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upton Road (DA5 1HQ) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% lower than the Bexleyheath average (136.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upton Road (DA5 1HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upton Road South, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Martin Dene (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bellevue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Riverdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upton Close —
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Data Sources

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