Total Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 47.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Iris Avenue area has the 49th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 302nd 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 Iris Avenue (DA5 1HH) in the last 12 months was 47.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% lower than the Bexleyheath average (132.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Iris Avenue (DA5 1HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arbuthnot Lane, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairway (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Iris Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Martin Dene Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sibley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Arbuthnot Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverdale Road —
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Data Sources

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