Total Crime Rate

174.1 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 174.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Drugs 22.2 10/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Christchurch Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Belvedere , and the 67th highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Christchurch Avenue (DA8 3AP) in the last 12 months was 174.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% higher than the Belvedere average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 91.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christchurch Avenue (DA8 3AP), the main crime hotspot is near Winifred Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Christchurch Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bexley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonewood Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tranquil Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Cricketers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cricketers Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Maximfeldt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winifred Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Winifred Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Winifred Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Glebe Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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