Total Crime Rate

204.2 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 204.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 87.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.1 9/10
  • Other theft 26.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Long Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 49th 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 Long Lane (DA7 5AH) in the last 12 months was 204.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% higher than the Bexleyheath average (136.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Lane (DA7 5AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Long Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Haslemere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Francis Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Palmar Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Garden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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