Total Crime Rate

177.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 177.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 76.0 9/10
  • Burglary 19.0 10/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Preston Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Crook Log , and the 64th highest crime rate of 725 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 Preston Drive (DA7 4UG) in the last 12 months was 177.2 per 1,000 residents and was 249.7% higher than the Crook Log average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Drive (DA7 4UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Berkeley Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Preston Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bognor Road —
Sep 2025Public order Mayfair Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bostall Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Gipsy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gipsy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gipsy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Normanhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mayfair Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Berkeley Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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