Total Crime Rate

91.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 91.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • 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
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

Chrome Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 184th highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chrome Road (DA8 2EL) in the last 12 months was 91.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -90.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chrome Road (DA8 2EL), 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 Chrome Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Larkswood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quartz Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frobisher Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frobisher Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Sim Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sim Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freeland Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plantation Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plantation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clark Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garnet Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scarlet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rainbow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quartz Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chrome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Larkswood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chrome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Slade Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Forest Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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