Total Crime Rate
6.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grasmere Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 17th lowest crime rate of 725 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 6PP) in the last 12 months was 6.3 per 1,000 residents and was 88.0% lower than the Barnehurst average (52.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Grasmere Road (DA7 6PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grasmere Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Approach (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barnehurst| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Approach | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hornbeam Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grasmere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grasmere Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Coniston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Coniston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merewood Road | Under investigation |
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