Total Crime Rate

25.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 25.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 12.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Grasmere Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 144th 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 Grasmere Road (DA7 6PL) in the last 12 months was 25.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grasmere Road (DA7 6PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merewood Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Appledore Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grasmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnehurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barnehurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Merewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Merewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barnehurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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