Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 52.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 41.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lessness Park area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 115 local areas in Belvedere , and the 339th lowest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lessness Park (DA17 5BL) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% lower than the Belvedere average (110.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lessness Park (DA17 5BL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lessness Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stickland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Picardy Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Picardy Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowper Road
Apr 2026Burglary Hoddesdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Abbey Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essenden Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mossdown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nuxley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuxley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eardley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Draper Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Draper Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bedwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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