Total Crime Rate
92.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Carlton Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Belvedere , and the 189th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Carlton Road (DA8 1DU) in the last 12 months was 92.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower than the Belvedere average (110.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carlton Road (DA8 1DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stiles Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penda Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Northumberland Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Silver Spring Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stiles Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakdene Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Oakdene Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stiles Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorne Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stiles Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Penda Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Stiles Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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