Total Crime Rate

25.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.9 3/10
  • Drugs 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Shinglewell Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 725 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 25.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower than the Barnehurst average (52.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

In the area around Shinglewell Road (DA8 1NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swaylands Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bedonwell Road (5 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swaylands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Swaylands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Swaylands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Swaylands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedonwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Swaylands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ightham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Ightham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Swaylands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Little Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Heath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Swaylands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swaylands Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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