Total Crime Rate

218.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 218.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 41.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.1 9/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackfen Parade area has the 4th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 44th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackfen Parade (DA15 9LU) in the last 12 months was 218.0 per 1,000 residents and was 307.2% higher than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (53.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 103.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackfen Parade (DA15 9LU), the main crime hotspot is near Blackfen Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackfen Parade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maple Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Blackfen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Groombridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tyrrell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackfen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackfen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blackfen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackfen Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gwillim Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gwillim Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwillim Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwillim Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maple Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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