Total Crime Rate

84.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 84.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Elmstead Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 214th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elmstead Road (DA8 3JA) in the last 12 months was 84.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmstead Road (DA8 3JA), the main crime hotspot is near Hurstwood Avenue. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elmstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Badlow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurstwood Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Normandy Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurstwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halstead Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twigg Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Twigg Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colyers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Swallow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butler Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Detling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Myrtle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cumbrian Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurstwood Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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