Total Crime Rate
84.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blendon Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 212th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Blendon Road (DA5 1BT) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% higher than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (53.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blendon Road (DA5 1BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandhurst Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bexley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sherwood Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kestlake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lodge Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A221 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beechway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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