Total Crime Rate

136.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 136.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Pelham Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 111th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pelham Road (DA7 4LY) in the last 12 months was 136.7 per 1,000 residents and was 175.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pelham Road (DA7 4LY), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 222 crimes here, including 132 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pelham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bullman Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bullman Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tower Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foresters Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorothy Evans Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonefield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mason Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorothy Evans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foresters Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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