Total Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.3 4/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wavell Drive 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 Wavell Drive (DA15 8QZ) 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 Wavell Drive (DA15 8QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parish Gate Drive. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wavell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Chester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copsewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fen Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fen Grove —
Sep 2025Other theft Caithness Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Raeburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berwick Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wavell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wavell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wavell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Copsewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parish Gate Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parish Gate Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ridgeway West Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ridgeway West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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