Total Crime Rate

12.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 12.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 6.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Rydal Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 48th lowest 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 Rydal Drive (DA7 5EF) in the last 12 months was 12.3 per 1,000 residents and was 90.7% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rydal Drive (DA7 5EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A220, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Becton Place (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rydal Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dalmeny Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alberta Road —
Apr 2026Public order Brook Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bronte Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtleet Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dalmeny Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Homer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Windermere Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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