Total Crime Rate
20.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Olron Crescent area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Olron Crescent (DA6 8JY) in the last 12 months was 20.1 per 1,000 residents and was 85.3% lower than the Bexleyheath average (136.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Olron Crescent (DA6 8JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grosvenor Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cuxton Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bexleyheath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Penn Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brook Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sibley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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