Total Crime Rate
27.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Edendale Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 168th lowest crime rate of 725 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 Edendale Road (DA7 6RW) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edendale Road (DA7 6RW), 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 | Chiltern Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castleton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pennine Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pennine Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Normandy Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Normandy Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pennine Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chiltern Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parkside Cross | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eversley Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eversley Avenue | — |
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