Total Crime Rate

201.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 201.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Peareswood Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 51st highest crime rate of 725 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 Peareswood Road (DA8 2HP) in the last 12 months was 201.9 per 1,000 residents and was 287.7% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 96.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peareswood Road (DA8 2HP), the main crime hotspot is near Codd Way. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Peareswood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slade Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Boundary Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Boundary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sim Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slade Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craydene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sim Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freeland Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Masefield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Burns Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Newbery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Codd Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Nursery —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Nursery —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Nursery Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Festival Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Nursery Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Nursery Under investigation
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Data Sources

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