Total Crime Rate
83.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rudland Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 217th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rudland Road (DA7 6DD) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% higher than the Barnehurst average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rudland Road (DA7 6DD), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bexleyheath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorothy Evans Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Vale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorothy Evans Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mason Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnehurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spring Vale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnehurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bullman Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bullman Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brummel Close | — |
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