Total Crime Rate

165.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 165.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 55.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 36.1 6/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.0 3/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 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

The Triangle area has the 7th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 79th 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 The Triangle (DA15 8LT) in the last 12 months was 165.9 per 1,000 residents and was 209.9% higher than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (53.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Triangle (DA15 8LT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Triangle area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burnt Oak Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beech Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beech Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order The Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montrose Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maple Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maple Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddon Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddon Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddon Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddon Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haddon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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