Total Crime Rate

150.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 150.8 9/10
  • Drugs 67.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Merino Place area has the 9th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 725 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 Merino Place (DA15 9NH) in the last 12 months was 150.8 per 1,000 residents and was 174.6% higher than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merino Place (DA15 9NH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Merino Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Tyrrell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chailey Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penshurst Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gwillim Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackfen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyrrell Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackfen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chailey Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyrrell Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gwillim Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overcourt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rochester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyrrell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackfen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Groombridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Groombridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gwillim Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Tyrrell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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