Total Crime Rate

71.1 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Average

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 5/10 Β· 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 71.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 23.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rushdene area has the 58th lowest crime rate of 115 local areas in Belvedere , and the 273rd highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rushdene (SE2 9RU) in the last 12 months was 71.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% lower than the Belvedere average (110.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rushdene (SE2 9RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gayton Road, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maran Way (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rushdene area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lensbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lensbury Way β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gayton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gayton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gayton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolvercote Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolvercote Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Road β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dalberg Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manorside Close β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Rushdene Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushdene Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lensbury Way β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lensbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maran Way β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bright Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bright Close β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maran Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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