Total Crime Rate

184.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 184.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 63.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cedar Grove area has the 6th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Blackfen & Lamorbey , and the 59th highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cedar Grove (DA5 3DB) in the last 12 months was 184.9 per 1,000 residents and was 236.6% higher than the Blackfen & Lamorbey average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cedar Grove (DA5 3DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kestlake Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cedar Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lakeside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brook Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bladindon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bladindon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A221 —
Sep 2025Public order Banwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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