Total Crime Rate

70.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • 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

Shuttlemead area has the 28th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 269th 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 Shuttlemead (DA5 1RE) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% lower than the Bexleyheath average (136.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shuttlemead (DA5 1RE), 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 Shuttlemead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
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
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Lane —
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Data Sources

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