Total Crime Rate

44.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 44.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Colyers Lane area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 299th lowest crime rate of 725 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 Colyers Lane (DA8 3PB) in the last 12 months was 44.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colyers Lane (DA8 3PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stelling Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ramsden Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Colyers Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castleton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Fairford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ramsden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Fairford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Frinsted Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stelling Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stelling Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colyers Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Avenue Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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