Total Crime Rate

142.5 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 142.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 29.9 7/10
  • Robbery 13.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Westwood Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 102nd 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 Westwood Lane (DA15 9PS) in the last 12 months was 142.5 per 1,000 residents and was 159.6% higher than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwood Lane (DA15 9PS), 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 Westwood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Gwillim Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackfen Road 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Penshurst Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackfen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chailey Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackfen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashcroft Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Groombridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Groombridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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