Total Crime Rate
25.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hill View Drive area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 148th 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 Hill View Drive (DA16 3RS) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% lower than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (53.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hill View Drive (DA16 3RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cumberland Court, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peters Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In East Wickham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sundridge Avenue | — |
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