Total Crime Rate

38.1 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 38.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.1 2/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Kent Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Falconwood & Welling , and the 238th lowest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kent Avenue (DA16 2LP) in the last 12 months was 38.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% lower than the Falconwood & Welling average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Avenue (DA16 2LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kent Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wynn'S Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kent Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Yorkland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somerset Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leechcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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