Total Crime Rate

64.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 64.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 16.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Marlborough Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 307th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marlborough Road (DA7 4UP) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Bexleyheath average (132.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Road (DA7 4UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Gipsy Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Talehangers Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marlborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Gipsy Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bethel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Hollow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barrington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fox Hollow Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Gipsy Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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