Crime Rates at Oaklands Avenue, Sidcup, DA15 8NE

Oaklands Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 90th lowest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oaklands Avenue (DA15 8NE) in the last 12 months was 17.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oaklands Avenue (DA15 8NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Days Lane, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Caithness Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.