Total Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 22.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Merlin Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 135th lowest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merlin Road (DA16 2JR) in the last 12 months was 22.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 157.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merlin Road (DA16 2JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tyrrell Avenue, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Groombridge Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merlin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Groombridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Groombridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radnor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyrrell Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyrrell Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Tyrrell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Tyrrell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyrrell Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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