Total Crime Rate

279.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 279.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 64.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.8 10/10
  • Other theft 24.5 10/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Overton Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Belvedere , and the 27th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Overton Road (SE2 9SD) in the last 12 months was 279.1 per 1,000 residents and was 151.7% higher than the Belvedere average (110.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 85.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overton Road (SE2 9SD), the main crime hotspot is near Wilton Road. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Overton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Manorway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavy Bridge —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tavy Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Tavy Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Tavy Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tavy Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tavy Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tavy Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavy Bridge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavy Bridge —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavy Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavy Bridge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavy Bridge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavy Bridge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilton Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dalberg Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavy Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tavy Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushdene Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Manorside Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Rushdene Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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