Total Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 32.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackfen 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.

Crime Over Time in Blackfen Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Chester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Raeburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorn Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glebe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Glebe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leechcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Fen Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fen Grove
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harman Drive
Sep 2025Drugs Wavell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wavell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wavell Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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