Total Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cotswold Close area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 341st 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 Cotswold Close (DA7 6ST) in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotswold Close (DA7 6ST), the main crime hotspot is near Hurstwood Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cotswold Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkside Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pennine Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Chesworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chesworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eversley Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eversley Cross —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurstwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Brendon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennine Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennine Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chesworth Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Normandy Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Chiltern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chiltern Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elmstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eversley Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eversley Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkside Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Normandy Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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