Total Crime Rate
15.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eversley Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 76th 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 Eversley Avenue (DA7 6RD) in the last 12 months was 15.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.8% lower than the Barnehurst average (52.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eversley Avenue (DA7 6RD), the main crime hotspot is near Taunton Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Barnehurst| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parkside Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fairford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castleton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beechcroft Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beechcroft Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fairford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beechcroft Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Manor Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Manor Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Old Manor Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eversley Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eversley Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parkside Cross | Under investigation |
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