Total Crime Rate

66.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.1 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 66.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 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

Bostall Park Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Crook Log , and the 300th 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 Bostall Park Avenue (DA7 5JS) in the last 12 months was 66.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bostall Park Avenue (DA7 5JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Berkeley Avenue, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clovelly Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bostall Park Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakhurst Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clovelly Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Melanie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bostall Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bostall Park Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clovelly Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clovelly Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clovelly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melanie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbott'S Walk
Apr 2026Other theft Clovelly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clovelly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clovelly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakhurst Avenue

Data Sources

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