Total Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 59.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 5.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Grasmere Road area has the 65th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 334th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grasmere Road (DA7 6PS) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 191.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grasmere Road (DA7 6PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A220, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Becton Place (15 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtleet Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Merewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barnehurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alberta Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnehurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brook Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Merewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Homer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Apr 2026Other theft Windermere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barnehurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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