Total Crime Rate
42.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hook Lane area has the 56th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 275th 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 Hook Lane (DA16 2NZ) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Hook Lane (DA16 2NZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ridgeway West (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackfen & Lamorbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Falconwood Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leechcroft Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Somerset Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cumberland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Falconwood Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckingham Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgeway West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ridgeway West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ridgeway West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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