Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 80.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Lovel Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Crook Log , and the 218th highest 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 Lovel Avenue (DA16 3JG) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% higher than the Crook Log average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lovel Avenue (DA16 3JG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lovel Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime William Foster Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anthony Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other theft Beal Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Foster Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Foster Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft William Foster Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovel Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovel Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bennett Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deepdene Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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