Total Crime Rate

41.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

York Avenue area has the 60th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 269th lowest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around York Avenue (DA15 7LH) in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% lower than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Avenue (DA15 7LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Halfway Street, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hollies Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Blackfen & Lamorbey

Crime Over Time in York Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinewood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollies Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lamorbey Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lamorbey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 4 of 4

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑