Total Crime Rate

173.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 173.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sun Court area has the 12th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 69th 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 Sun Court (DA8 2DZ) in the last 12 months was 173.4 per 1,000 residents and was 233.1% higher than the Barnehurst average (52.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sun Court (DA8 2DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Slade Green, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dale View (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sun Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ely Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Shearwood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sun Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sun Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sun Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sun Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Sun Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howbury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sun Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Slade Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Slade Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sun Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sun Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gascoyne Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sun Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ely Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ely Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ely Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Close —
Sep 2025Public order Burns Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ely Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lincoln Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Masefield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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