Total Crime Rate

5.6 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 5.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 3rd lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 11th 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 Merlin Road (DA16 2JS) in the last 12 months was 5.6 per 1,000 residents and was 89.8% lower than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Merlin Road (DA16 2JS), 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyrrell Avenue Under investigation
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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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