Total Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 17.2 4/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maiden Flats area has the 39th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 358th highest crime rate of 716 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 Maiden Flats (DA7 4AZ) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% lower than the Bexleyheath average (132.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 88.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maiden Flats (DA7 4AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maiden Flats area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stratton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stratton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stratton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Bexley Heath Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Woodlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Standard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sheridan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lenor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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