Crime Rates at Maiden Erlegh Avenue, Bexley, DA5 3PE

Maiden Erlegh Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Blendon & Penhill , and the 43rd lowest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maiden Erlegh Avenue (DA5 3PE) in the last 12 months was 12.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% lower than the Blendon & Penhill average (32.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maiden Erlegh Avenue (DA5 3PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charter Drive, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hurst Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.