Total Crime Rate

195.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 195.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Watling Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 58th highest crime rate of 716 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 Watling Street (DA6 7QQ) in the last 12 months was 195.5 per 1,000 residents and was 293.9% higher than the Barnehurst average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 89.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watling Street (DA6 7QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sterling Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watling Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martens Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sevenoaks Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watling Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorothy Evans Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Vale —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorothy Evans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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