Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.0 5/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Cumberland Avenue area has the 47th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 337th 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 Cumberland Avenue (DA16 2QA) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% lower than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cumberland Avenue (DA16 2QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Green, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westmoreland Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cumberland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montrose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montrose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Green —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Green —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Green —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Falconwood Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Falconwood Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cumberland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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