Total Crime Rate
40.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fen Grove area has the 58th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 258th 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 Fen Grove (DA15 8QN) in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% lower than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fen Grove (DA15 8QN), the main crime hotspot is near Caithness Gardens. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackfen & Lamorbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caithness Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hawthorn Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harman Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | 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 | Theft from the person | Glebe Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Raeburn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wavell Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wavell Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wavell Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Berwick Crescent | Under investigation |
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