Total Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 18.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 7.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Parkside Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 94th 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 Parkside Avenue (DA7 6NS) in the last 12 months was 18.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkside Avenue (DA7 6NS), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 12 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Barnett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurstwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurstwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barnett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tanners Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Tanners Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furner Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cumbrian Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furner Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Venners Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Venners Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Venners Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Venners Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesworth Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Haven Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Old Haven Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurstwood Avenue —
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Data Sources

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