Total Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 70.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Berkeley Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Crook Log , and the 277th highest crime rate of 716 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 Berkeley Avenue (DA7 4TY) in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% higher than the Crook Log average (46.8 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berkeley Avenue (DA7 4TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Berkeley Avenue, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alexander Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Berkeley Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dorcis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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