Total Crime Rate

108.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.9 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 108.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 23.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashcroft Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 154th highest crime rate of 716 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 Ashcroft Avenue (DA15 8NP) in the last 12 months was 108.8 per 1,000 residents and was 103.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashcroft Avenue (DA15 8NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackfen Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashcroft Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddon Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maple Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maple Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beech Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beech Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackfen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blackfen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blackfen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackfen Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haddon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackfen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddon Grove
Apr 2026Public order The Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Burnt Oak Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Days Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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