Total Crime Rate

38.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.7 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 38.8 4/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 9.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shinglewell Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 243rd lowest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shinglewell Road (DA8 1NF) in the last 12 months was 38.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% lower than the Barnehurst average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shinglewell Road (DA8 1NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swaylands Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stapleton Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shinglewell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Matfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stapleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Swaylands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedonwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swaylands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Swaylands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Swaylands Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Heath Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Heath Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Heath Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Heath Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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