Total Crime Rate

10.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Sydney Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sydney Road (DA6 8HQ) in the last 12 months was 10.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.3% lower than the Bexleyheath average (136.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydney Road (DA6 8HQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sydney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Brunswick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talehangers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Red House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Talehangers Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Adams Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Talehangers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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