Total Crime Rate

29.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 5.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Falconwood Avenue area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 716 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 Falconwood Avenue (DA16 2SL) in the last 12 months was 29.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% lower than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (53.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Falconwood Avenue (DA16 2SL), the main crime hotspot is near Cumberland Court. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Falconwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Oxleas Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sundridge Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welling Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Coniston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coniston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oxleas Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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