Total Crime Rate
22.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blackfen Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 127th 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 Blackfen Road (DA15 9NA) in the last 12 months was 22.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 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 1 (β 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blackfen Road (DA15 9NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackfen Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackfen & Lamorbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tyrrell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Portland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penshurst Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyrrell Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyrrell Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tyrrell Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gwillim Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyrrell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rochester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gwillim Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackfen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chailey Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gwillim Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackfen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackfen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ashcroft Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ashcroft Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashcroft Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Groombridge Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Groombridge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chailey Close | β |
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