Total Crime Rate

84.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.1 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 84.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 18.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 12.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Banwell 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 Banwell Road (DA5 1EX) 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 Banwell Road (DA5 1EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brasted Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Banwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lodge Lane
Apr 2026Other theft Kestlake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beechway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A221
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margaret Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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