Total Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beechcroft Avenue area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 249th lowest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beechcroft Avenue (DA7 6QR) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechcroft Avenue (DA7 6QR), the main crime hotspot is near Old Manor Way. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beechcroft Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Manor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Manor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castleton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beechcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechcroft Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechcroft Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Fairford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Manor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fairford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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