Total Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Cotleigh Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Blendon & Penhill , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 725 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 Cotleigh Avenue (DA5 3HU) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% lower than the Blendon & Penhill average (37.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotleigh Avenue (DA5 3HU), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cotleigh Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eynsford Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shoreham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Albany Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shoreham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shoreham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shoreham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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