Total Crime Rate

169.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 169.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gravel Hill area has the 13th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gravel Hill (DA6 7PZ) in the last 12 months was 169.0 per 1,000 residents and was 224.7% higher than the Barnehurst average (52.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 71.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 105.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gravel Hill (DA6 7PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gravel Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Latham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gravel Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinnacle Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinnacle Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pinnacle Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sterling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sterling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sterling Road
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lynsted Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakhouse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket

Data Sources

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