Total Crime Rate
150.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
80.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Voyagers Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Thamesmead East , and the 93rd 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 Voyagers Close (SE28 8QQ) in the last 12 months was 150.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% higher than the Thamesmead East average (104.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 80.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Voyagers Close (SE28 8QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Nickelby Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Thamesmead East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Manor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nickelby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nickelby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nickelby Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Voyagers Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Voyagers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rollesby Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rollesby Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Voyagers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kingfisher Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thamesbank Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Manor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drake Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Drake Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grange Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manordene Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nickelby Close | Under investigation |
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