Total Crime Rate

88.6 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 88.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alexandra Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 725 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 Alexandra Road (DA8 2BA) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% higher than the Barnehurst average (52.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Road (DA8 2BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 200 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alexandra Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britannia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Colebrook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Colebrook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Compton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elrick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Elrick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Elrick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elrick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elrick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Elrick Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elrick Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elrick Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Boundary Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crescent Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street β€”

Data Sources

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