Total Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 75.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 3.8 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
  • 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

Martens Avenue area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 256th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Martens Avenue (DA7 6BB) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% higher than the Barnehurst average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Martens Avenue (DA7 6BB), the main crime hotspot is near Grazeley Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braeside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakwood Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martens Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Shenstone Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shenstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lea Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grazeley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grazeley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grazeley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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