Total Crime Rate

196.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 196.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 27.0 7/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • 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

Ling Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 57th highest crime rate of 716 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 Ling Road (DA8 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 196.0 per 1,000 residents and was 294.7% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 96.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ling Road (DA8 3EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Limewood Road. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ling Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Limewood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bexley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limewood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kempton Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Kempton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ballast Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adit Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Avenue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Limewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mortimer Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Avenue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bexley Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meyer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hind Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hind Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Hind Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hind Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bexley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hind Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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