Total Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.2 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 54.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Elmcroft Avenue area has the 41st highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 350th 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 Elmcroft Avenue (DA15 8NN) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% higher than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (53.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmcroft Avenue (DA15 8NN), 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.

View Crime In Blackfen & Lamorbey

Crime Over Time in Elmcroft 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddon Grove —
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 Supermarket 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Burnt Oak Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Days Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddon Grove —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 14 of 14

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑