Total Crime Rate
28.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mayplace Road East area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 175th lowest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mayplace Road East (DA7 6DP) in the last 12 months was 28.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% lower than the Barnehurst average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mayplace Road East (DA7 6DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sterling Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bexleyheath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tower Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spring Vale | β |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mason Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Vale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorothy Evans Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bullman Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bullman Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Foresters Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foresters Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brummel Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorothy Evans Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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