Total Crime Rate

85.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Talehangers Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Talehangers Close (DA6 8AE) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% lower than the Bexleyheath average (136.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Talehangers Close (DA6 8AE), the main crime hotspot is near Talehangers Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Talehangers Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Danson Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Talehangers Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Brunswick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Adams Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glynde Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talehangers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Talehangers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Palmeira Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person South Gipsy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order South Gipsy Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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