Total Crime Rate
27.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Park Mead area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Park Mead (DA15 9PJ) in the last 12 months was 27.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% lower than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Mead (DA15 9PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Overcourt Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackfen & Lamorbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overcourt Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Rochester Way | — |
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