Total Crime Rate
143.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clarence Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 101st highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clarence Road (DA6 8ER) in the last 12 months was 143.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% higher than the Bexleyheath average (136.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -63.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clarence Road (DA6 8ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Talehangers Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bexleyheath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red House Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beechwood Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Emerton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Emerton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beechwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Talehangers Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brunswick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Adams Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glynde Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Talehangers Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Talehangers Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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