Total Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.8 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 23.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 12.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 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
  • 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

Orchard Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 115 local areas in Belvedere , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Avenue (DA17 5PD) in the last 12 months was 23.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Avenue (DA17 5PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lullingstone Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Flora Street (9 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 2026Burglary Milford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bedonwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Albany Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairmont Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flora Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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