Total Crime Rate

120.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Public order 19.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Orchard Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 131st 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 Orchard Road (DA14 6RD) in the last 12 months was 120.3 per 1,000 residents and was 124.6% higher than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (53.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Road (DA14 6RD), the main crime hotspot is near Clifton Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyron Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Main Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lyminge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Main Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Main Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyron Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northcote Road —
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Data Sources

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