Crime Rates at Old Farm Avenue, Sidcup, DA15 8AB

Old Farm Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 24th highest crime rate of 725 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 Old Farm Avenue (DA15 8AB) in the last 12 months was 295.8 per 1,000 residents and was 438.8% higher than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 65.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Farm Avenue (DA15 8AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hatherley Crescent (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.