Total Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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.
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Crime overview

St Margarets Avenue area has the 51st highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 318th 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 St Margarets Avenue (DA15 7NP) in the last 12 months was 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% lower than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets Avenue (DA15 7NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blenheim Court, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Croft Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St Margarets Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Westbrooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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