Total Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • 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
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Clare Way area has the 40th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 352nd lowest crime rate of 725 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 Clare Way (DA7 5JU) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% lower than the Bexleyheath average (136.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clare Way (DA7 5JU), the main crime hotspot is near Berkeley Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clare Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bostall Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Mayfair Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mayfair Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oakhurst Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Melanie Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melanie Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melanie Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melanie Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Berkeley Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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