Total Crime Rate

237.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 237.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 88.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 44.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Robbery 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Old Farm Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 37th 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 Old Farm Avenue (DA15 8AB) in the last 12 months was 237.2 per 1,000 residents and was 343.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -55.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 88.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Farm Avenue (DA15 8AB), the main crime hotspot is near Hatherley Crescent. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Farm Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatherley Crescent —
Apr 2026Robbery Hatherley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hatherley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Jubilee Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rangeworth Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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