Total Crime Rate

124.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 124.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burnt Oak Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 126th highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burnt Oak Lane (DA15 8LW) in the last 12 months was 124.7 per 1,000 residents and was 127.0% higher than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -59.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnt Oak Lane (DA15 8LW), the main crime hotspot is near Blackfen Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Burnt Oak Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harman Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackfen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashcroft Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorn Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackfen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackfen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Burglary The Oval Under investigation
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Data Sources

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