Crime Rate in Blendon & Penhill, ward

Blendon & Penhill has the lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Bexley district and the 1054th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 7th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Blendon & Penhill in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% lower than the Bexley district average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Blendon & Penhill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 160 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 47.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 206 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Blendon & Penhill ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.