Total Crime Rate

29.9 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 29.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Burns Avenue area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 176th 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 Burns Avenue (DA15 9HT) in the last 12 months was 29.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% lower than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Burns Avenue (DA15 9HT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burns Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chailey Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overcourt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rochester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tyrrell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tyrrell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyrrell Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyrrell Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyrrell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chailey Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gwillim Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gwillim Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penshurst Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gwillim Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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