Total Crime Rate

35.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 35.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Rainbow Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 217th lowest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rainbow Road (DA8 2BT) in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% lower than the Barnehurst average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rainbow Road (DA8 2BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Larkswood Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quartz Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rainbow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Snipe Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plantation Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobalt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobalt Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Bilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quartz Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quartz Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garnet Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scarlet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Scarlet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grange Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plantation Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crimson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Larkswood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Snipe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hilden Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dabbling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stevenson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Manor Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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