Total Crime Rate

84.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 84.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 28.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Arundel Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 216th 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 Arundel Close (DA5 1QQ) in the last 12 months was 84.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Bexleyheath average (132.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arundel Close (DA5 1QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upton Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Martin Dene (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Arundel Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baynham Close
Apr 2026Other theft Martin Dene Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baynham Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Midhurst Hill
Apr 2026Other crime Arundel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Arbuthnot Lane Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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