Total Crime Rate

5.5 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 5.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Upton Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 10th 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 Upton Road (DA6 8LH) in the last 12 months was 5.5 per 1,000 residents and was 96.0% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

In the area around Upton Road (DA6 8LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harcourt Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Harcourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Harcourt Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Road —
Sep 2025Public order Standard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Emerton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sibley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brunswick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Adams Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Red House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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