Total Crime Rate

61.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 61.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 10.6 2/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Oaklands Avenue area has the 37th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 325th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oaklands Avenue (DA15 8NB) in the last 12 months was 61.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% higher than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (53.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oaklands Avenue (DA15 8NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haddon Grove, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Berwick Crescent (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oaklands Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Oaklands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willersley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caithness Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haddon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddon Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddon Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berwick Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berwick Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berwick Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddon Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddon Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Days Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lacebark Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lacebark Close —
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Data Sources

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