Crime Rate in Blendon & Penhill, ward

Blendon & Penhill has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Bexley district and the 1432nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 17th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Blendon & Penhill in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% lower than the Bexley district average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Blendon & Penhill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 174 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 230 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Blendon & Penhill ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 41 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Thisilefield Close (13 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.