Total Crime Rate

44.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.9 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 44.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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 48th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 289th 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 3PE) in the last 12 months was 44.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colyers Lane (DA8 3PE), the main crime hotspot is near Stelling Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Colyers Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stelling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stelling Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pear Tree Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pear Tree Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castleton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pear Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frinsted Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stelling Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stelling Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pear Tree Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Avenue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Avenue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stelling Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Detling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stelling Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stelling Road —
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Data Sources

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