Total Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 9.5 2/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brook Street area has the 65th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 349th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Street (DA8 1EB) in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Street (DA8 1EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lawrence Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Horsa Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brook Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hengist Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorne Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Oakdene Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakdene Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Silver Spring Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Penda Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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