Total Crime Rate

32.6 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 32.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Marlborough Park Avenue area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marlborough Park Avenue (DA15 9DL) in the last 12 months was 32.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% lower than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Park Avenue (DA15 9DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haddon Grove, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chestnut Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marlborough Park Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Haddon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marrabon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Welbeck Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chatsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Welbeck Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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