Total Crime Rate

1049.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

615.4 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 1049.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 615.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 484.2 10/10
  • Drugs 172.0 10/10
  • Public order 126.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 117.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.0 10/10
  • Other theft 22.6 10/10
  • Other crime 18.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Mayplace Road West area has the highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 2nd 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 4JE) in the last 12 months was 1049.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2014.8% higher than the Barnehurst average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 136 (≈ 615.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mayplace Road West (DA7 4JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 271 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 (30/108)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pincott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynsted Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonefield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Geddes Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Geddes Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Friswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friswell Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Friswell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friswell Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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