Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairway Drive area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Thamesmead East , and the 359th lowest 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 Fairway Drive (SE28 8QS) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairway Drive (SE28 8QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Andrews Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Mellion Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Fairway Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Troon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Troon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Templar Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lytham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Georges Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chart Hills Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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