Total Crime Rate

2273.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

714.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 2273.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 714.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 647.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 468.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 455.9 10/10
  • Public order 167.2 10/10
  • Other theft 106.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 88.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 79.0 10/10
  • Drugs 76.0 10/10
  • Robbery 76.0 10/10
  • Burglary 39.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.4 10/10
  • Other crime 15.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.2 10/10
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

Mayplace Road West area has the highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the highest crime rate of 716 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 Mayplace Road West (DA7 4JB) in the last 12 months was 2273.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1610.6% higher than the Bexleyheath average (132.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 213 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 235 (≈ 714.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mayplace Road West (DA7 4JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 315 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (132 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mayplace Road West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/109)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Friswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friswell Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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