Total Crime Rate
74.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Holmesdale Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Crook Log , and the 255th highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Holmesdale Road (DA7 4TL) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% higher than the Crook Log average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 98.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holmesdale Road (DA7 4TL), the main crime hotspot is near Gipsy Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Crook Log| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gipsy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gipsy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexander Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mayfair Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Normanhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winchester Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Palmeira Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexander Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fox Hollow Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mayfair Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Basilon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gipsy Road | Under investigation |
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