Total Crime Rate

178.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 178.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Merewood Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 63rd 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 Merewood Road (DA7 6PF) in the last 12 months was 178.3 per 1,000 residents and was 242.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merewood Road (DA7 6PF), the main crime hotspot is near A220. Police recorded 28 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 Merewood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A220 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A220 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alberta Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hornbeam Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Coniston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coniston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merewood Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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