Total Crime Rate

6.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Sidewood Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 15th lowest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sidewood Road (SE9 2EZ) in the last 12 months was 6.0 per 1,000 residents and was 89.1% lower than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Sidewood Road (SE9 2EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Oakley Drive. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sidewood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Avery Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avery Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaverbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cradley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sidewood Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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