Total Crime Rate

515.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

188.0 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 515.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 188.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.3 10/10
  • Public order 39.5 10/10
  • Other theft 35.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.1 7/10
  • Burglary 28.2 10/10
  • Robbery 24.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.4 10/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.2 9/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pier Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Belvedere , and the 8th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pier Road (DA8 1TB) in the last 12 months was 515.0 per 1,000 residents and was 364.5% 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -23.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 188.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pier Road (DA8 1TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pier Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medley Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medley Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Medley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Compton Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aveley Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aveley Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Erith High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erith High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erith High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medley Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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