Total Crime Rate

30.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 30.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 24.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Longreach Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longreach Road (DA8 2JJ) in the last 12 months was 30.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longreach Road (DA8 2JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Rodeo Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longreach Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grange Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hilden Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dabbling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stevenson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Snipe Close
Apr 2026Drugs Snipe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandpiper Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duriun Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Jenningtree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beacon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodeo Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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