Total Crime Rate

129.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 129.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Martens Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 120th highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Martens Avenue (DA7 6AW) in the last 12 months was 129.6 per 1,000 residents and was 148.8% higher than the Barnehurst average (52.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Martens Avenue (DA7 6AW), the main crime hotspot is near Grazeley Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Martens Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braemar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Braemar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braeside Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watling Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grazeley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grazeley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Watling Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Braemar Avenue —
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Data Sources

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