Total Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 63.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Ridgeway East area has the 30th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 305th highest 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 Ridgeway East (DA15 8RZ) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway East (DA15 8RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Ridgeway West. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgeway East area

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

Data Sources

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