Total Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Robbery 2.6 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
  • 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

Lydd Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 185th 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 Lydd Road (DA7 5PB) in the last 12 months was 31.1 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% 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 Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 129.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lydd Road (DA7 5PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lenham Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bedonwell Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lydd Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Romney Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedonwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lenham Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chessington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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