Total Crime Rate
32.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blackfen Road area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 200th 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 Blackfen Road (DA15 8PX) in the last 12 months was 32.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% lower than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (54.9 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blackfen Road (DA15 8PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sutherland Avenue, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alexander Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Raeburn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lime Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lime Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hawthorn Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glebe Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Glebe Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leechcroft Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fen Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fen Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harman Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wavell Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wavell Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wavell Drive | Under investigation |
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