Total Crime Rate
150.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Millbrook Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Millbrook Avenue (DA16 2QQ) in the last 12 months was 150.7 per 1,000 residents and was 174.4% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Millbrook Avenue (DA16 2QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Millbrook Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Falconwood | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Welling Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lingfield Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lingfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lingfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Millbrook Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Welling Way | — |
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