Total Crime Rate

460.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 460.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 128.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.0 10/10
  • Other theft 55.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 49.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.0 10/10
  • Public order 28.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.6 10/10
  • Robbery 13.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.5 10/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Other crime 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

Wharfside Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Belvedere , and the 14th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wharfside Close (DA8 1QR) in the last 12 months was 460.7 per 1,000 residents and was 315.5% higher 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -67.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 141.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharfside Close (DA8 1QR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wharfside Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwallis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springhead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aveley Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aperfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appold Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cornwallis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cornwallis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cornwallis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cornwallis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aveley Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erith High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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