Total Crime Rate

102.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • 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
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

St Pauls Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 161st highest crime rate of 725 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 St Pauls Road (DA8 1HL) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 97.7% higher than the Barnehurst average (52.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Road (DA8 1HL), the main crime hotspot is near Limewood Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Pauls Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsa Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limewood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limewood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limewood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Limewood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Limewood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsa Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakdene Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheelock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Limewood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Limewood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Limewood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bexley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bexley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hengist Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheelock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limewood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheelock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Becton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Northumberland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonecroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alberta Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cavendish Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cavendish Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheelock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Becton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Becton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Northumberland Park Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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