Total Crime Rate
84.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Arundel 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.
View Crime In Bexley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Baynham Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Martin Dene | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Baynham Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Midhurst Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Arundel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Arbuthnot Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
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