Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 80.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 11.5 3/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alford Road area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Belvedere , and the 234th 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 Alford Road (DA8 1PP) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% lower than the Belvedere average (110.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alford Road (DA8 1PP), the main crime hotspot is near Athol Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Luci Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ballast Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adit Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatstone Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting De Luci Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting De Luci Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Morris Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hawthorn Place Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Athol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Athol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vickers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tower Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vickers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alford Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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