Total Crime Rate
21.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Castleton Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 716 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 Castleton Avenue (DA7 6QT) in the last 12 months was 21.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% lower than the Barnehurst average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Castleton Avenue (DA7 6QT), the main crime hotspot is near Old Manor Way. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Barnehurst| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Pear Tree Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fairford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pear Tree Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Castleton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pear Tree Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pear Tree Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pear Tree Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pear Tree Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Manor Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Manor Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Manor Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Manor Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pear Tree Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pear Tree Close | Under investigation |
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