Total Crime Rate

57.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.2 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 57.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Public order 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ballast Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 115 local areas in Belvedere , and the 347th 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 Ballast Road (DA8 1FN) in the last 12 months was 57.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ballast Road (DA8 1FN), the main crime hotspot is near Athol Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ballast Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hind Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ballast Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adit Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting De Luci Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting De Luci Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kempton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kempton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Luci Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Athol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Athol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hawthorn Place Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hind Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hind Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Hind Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hind Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meyer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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