Total Crime Rate

18.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.5 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 18.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 7.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Orchard Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 115 local areas in Belvedere , and the 95th lowest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Avenue (DA17 5PB) in the last 12 months was 18.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% lower than the Belvedere average (110.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Avenue (DA17 5PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lenham Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tyeshurst Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembury Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pembury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bedonwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leckwith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Milford Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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