Total Crime Rate
149.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Northend Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 94th highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Northend Road (DA8 3QE) in the last 12 months was 149.2 per 1,000 residents and was 186.6% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northend Road (DA8 3QE), the main crime hotspot is near The Nursery. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Barnehurst| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chesworth Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Nursery | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Burns Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burns Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Newbery Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnett Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnett Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barnett Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnett Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Nursery | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Haven Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chesworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chesworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Nursery | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Selkirk Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Haven Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesworth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wessex Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Northend Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Northend Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northend Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Nursery | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Nursery | — |
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