Total Crime Rate

11.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 5.7 1/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Merrilees Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 38th lowest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merrilees Road (DA15 8JH) in the last 12 months was 11.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% lower than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (53.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merrilees Road (DA15 8JH), 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 Merrilees Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southspring Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyncham Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Norfolk Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B2214 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B2214 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft B2214 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Arlington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyncham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wyncham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Radfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambria Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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