Total Crime Rate

99.4 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 99.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.3 10/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Parkside Avenue area has the 31st highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 168th 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 Parkside Avenue (DA7 6NQ) in the last 12 months was 99.4 per 1,000 residents and was 91.0% higher than the Barnehurst average (52.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkside Avenue (DA7 6NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Taunton Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Parkside Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkside Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkside Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Manor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Manor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Manor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechcroft Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechcroft Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beechcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castleton Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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