Total Crime Rate

138.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 138.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dalmeny Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 106th 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 Dalmeny Road (DA8 1JX) in the last 12 months was 138.3 per 1,000 residents and was 165.7% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -68.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalmeny Road (DA8 1JX), the main crime hotspot is near Becton Place. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dalmeny Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Lawrence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Silecroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Becton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Becton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Becton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences University Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Belmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Austen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Swanbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swanbridge Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheelock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheelock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheelock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheelock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cookson Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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