Crime Rate in Longlands, ward

Longlands has the 8th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Bexley district and the 3452nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 83rd lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Longlands in the last 12 months was 58.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% lower than the Bexley district average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Longlands’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 204 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 260 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Longlands ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Main Road, with 30 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Clifton Road (15 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.