Total Crime Rate
44.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Colyers Lane area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 286th lowest 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 Colyers Lane (DA8 3PD) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colyers Lane (DA8 3PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hurstwood Avenue, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colyers Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barnehurst| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hurstwood Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Swallow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurstwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurstwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colyers Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birling Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Halstead Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Normandy Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Twigg Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Twigg Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cumbrian Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mendip Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Detling Road | Under investigation |
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