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

Forest Way 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 Forest Way (DA15 8DR) 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 Forest Way (DA15 8DR), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Radfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambria Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Arlington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southspring Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Restons Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alderwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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