Total Crime Rate

54.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 54.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Normandy Way area has the 59th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 347th 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 Normandy Way (DA8 3PX) in the last 12 months was 54.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Normandy Way (DA8 3PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Venners Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hurstwood Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Normandy Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cumbrian Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Twigg Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurstwood Avenue —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Selkirk Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Venners Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Venners Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Venners Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Venners Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Badlow Close Under investigation
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 2026Burglary Myrtle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Swallow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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