Total Crime Rate

119.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 119.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 27.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Halfway Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 134th 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 Halfway Street (DA15 8DL) in the last 12 months was 119.6 per 1,000 residents and was 123.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halfway Street (DA15 8DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B2214, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wyncham Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Halfway Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B2214 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B2214 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyncham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambria Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wyncham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyncham Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft B2214 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Arlington Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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