Total Crime Rate
83.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stansted Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Blendon & Penhill , and the 209th 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 Stansted Crescent (DA5 3JB) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 120.6% higher than the Blendon & Penhill average (37.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stansted Crescent (DA5 3JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thisilefield Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blendon & Penhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eynsford Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shoreham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorchester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Albany Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shoreham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shoreham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shoreham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crofton Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crofton Avenue | — |
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