Total Crime Rate
94.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Carisbrooke Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Blendon & Penhill , and the 185th highest crime rate of 716 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 Carisbrooke Avenue (DA5 3HS) in the last 12 months was 94.1 per 1,000 residents and was 189.4% higher than the Blendon & Penhill average (32.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -30.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carisbrooke Avenue (DA5 3HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hurst Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bexley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stansted Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wakeford Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thisilefield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penfold Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Kimberley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dorchester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
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