Total Crime Rate

673.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

186.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 673.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 186.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 183.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 152.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.3 10/10
  • Public order 49.1 10/10
  • Other theft 32.1 10/10
  • Burglary 30.2 10/10
  • Drugs 24.5 10/10
  • Robbery 22.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elm Road area has the highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 6th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Road (DA14 6AE) in the last 12 months was 673.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1158.3% higher than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (53.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 186.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Road (DA14 6AE), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granville Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Aston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanhope Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A2001 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hamilton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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