Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rainbow Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 250th lowest crime rate of 725 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 2EH) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rainbow Road (DA8 2EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Larkswood 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Slade Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plantation Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garnet Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plantation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Chrome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chrome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scarlet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quartz Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rainbow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Larkswood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Larkswood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quartz Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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