Total Crime Rate

119.3 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

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 119.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Johns Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Belvedere , and the 136th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Johns Road (DA8 1PE) in the last 12 months was 119.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (DA8 1PE), the main crime hotspot is near St Francis' Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maxim Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Francis' Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatstone Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Francis' Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alford Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Galleon Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Galleon Close β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Francis' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Francis' Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Francis' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Jessett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street β€”
Apr 2026Other theft West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maxim Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maxim Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vickers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Francis' Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Francis' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Francis' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Maxim Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Francis' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maxim Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Francis' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vickers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Fidelis' Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Francis' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maxim Road β€”

Data Sources

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