Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Drugs 23.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Riverdale Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Belvedere , and the 210th highest 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 Riverdale Road (DA8 1PZ) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% lower than the Belvedere average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverdale Road (DA8 1PZ), the main crime hotspot is near Holmhurst Road. Police recorded 34 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 Riverdale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Spring Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Holmhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collindale Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Stiles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stiles Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stiles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stiles Close —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper Holly Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stiles Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rutland Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rutland Gate Under investigation
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Data Sources

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