Total Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Rochester Drive area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 277th lowest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rochester Drive (DA5 1QA) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% lower than the Bexleyheath average (136.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rochester Drive (DA5 1QA), the main crime hotspot is near Gravel Hill Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rochester Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Otford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gravel Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Otford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Otford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Otford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Otford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gravel Hill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Otford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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