Total Crime Rate
79.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crowden Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Thamesmead East , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 725 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 Crowden Way (SE28 8HE) in the last 12 months was 79.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% lower than the Thamesmead East average (100.5 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crowden Way (SE28 8HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fieldfare Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manordene Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fieldfare Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinder Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fieldfare Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fieldfare Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fieldfare Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fieldfare Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Poplar Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldcrest Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bledlow Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grange Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linnet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linnet Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Linnet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Curlew Close | Under investigation |
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