Total Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 32.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Montrose Avenue area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 194th 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 Montrose Avenue (DA16 2QY) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (54.9 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -12.5% YoY).

In the area around Montrose Avenue (DA16 2QY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southcroft Avenue, where police recorded 13 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.

Crime Over Time in Montrose Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Falconwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Falconwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montrose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montrose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southcroft 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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