Total Crime Rate

245.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 245.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.4 7/10
  • Drugs 16.9 9/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Boundary Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 34th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boundary Street (DA8 2EP) in the last 12 months was 245.1 per 1,000 residents and was 393.7% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 101.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boundary Street (DA8 2EP), the main crime hotspot is near The Nursery. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boundary Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selkirk Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Nursery Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Nursery Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Nursery Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary The Nursery Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nursery —
Apr 2026Public order South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northend Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Furners Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Codd Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Furners Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Furners Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furners Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downton Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downton Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Myrtle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Nursery Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Codd Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dell View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Compton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Compton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Compton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shermanbury Close —
Apr 2026Public order Boundary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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