Total Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Christopher Close area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Christopher Close (DA15 8PU) in the last 12 months was 22.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Christopher Close (DA15 8PU), the main crime hotspot is near Wynn'S Avenue. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackfen & Lamorbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridgeway East | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lyndon Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Days Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Curran Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wynn'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Terrace | Under investigation |
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