Total Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 44.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 33.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Colyers 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.

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Crime Over Time in Colyers Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurstwood Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Swallow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurstwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurstwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colyers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halstead Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Normandy Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twigg Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Twigg Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cumbrian Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Detling Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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