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Is Crayford safe?

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Indicative score

Normal caution

Based on public recorded crime near Crayford, Bexley within 500m.

Incidents

66

Trend

rising

Confidence

High

Crime Summary

Most recent public police data available: July 2026.

Shoplifting23
violent crime16
Robbery5
Anti-social behaviour13
Other theft4
Burglary2

Area Profile

Visitor-friendly by day, calmer in the evening, and best for stays that do not need West End proximity.

Tourist friendlinessExcellent
Family suitabilityHigh
NightlifeQuiet
Late-night cautionHigher

Local Policing

This point falls in the Crayford neighbourhood, covered by the Metropolitan Police.

Current local priorities

  • Anti- Social Behaviour: Ponies and Gigs This relates to issues and concerns around anti social behaviour with youths that are riding gigs on public roads and using the local area. Concerns raised also with the welfare of animals.
  • Anti- Social Behaviour: Town Hall Square & locality. This relates to the Town Hall Square estate and adjacent Crayford retail park. There has been a constant and increase in particular locations for ASB by groups of youths relating to thefts, bad behaviour towards shop staff and residents and drug misuse.
  • Drug dealing/ASB Been informed by local members of the public with relation to concerns and suspicious behaviour around ASB and alleged drug dealing in the area. Locations including Buckley Close, Craymill Square.
Local policing team page

Transport

Nearest rail-based stations from the TfL Unified API.

Crayford

529m away · Southeastern

Barnehurst

1.8km away · 229, 602, 669

Slade Green

1.9km away · Southeastern, Thameslink

How to Read This

Designed for travel planning, not certainty.

  • Recent street-level incidents within the selected radius are weighted by category.
  • Violence, robbery, weapons and burglary carry higher weight than lower-severity categories.
  • A stable neighbourhood baseline from the official English Indices of Deprivation crime domain anchors the score.
  • Dense central visitor areas are normalized so footfall does not automatically imply danger.
  • Improving recent trend slightly lifts the score; a rising trend lowers it.
  • The score is indicative and based only on public recorded crime data, not a guarantee of personal safety.

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