Total Crime Rate

11.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 11.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Riverdale Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 46th lowest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riverdale Road (DA5 1QX) in the last 12 months was 11.7 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% lower than the Bexleyheath average (136.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverdale Road (DA5 1QX), 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 Upton Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Riverdale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Riverdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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