Total Crime Rate

56.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Leechcroft Avenue area has the 37th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 354th highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leechcroft Avenue (DA15 8RS) in the last 12 months was 56.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% higher 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leechcroft Avenue (DA15 8RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kent Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wynn'S Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leechcroft Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Chester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fen Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harman Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glebe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lime Grove Under investigation
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 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorn Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somerset Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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