Total Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Knowle Avenue area has the 56th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Belvedere , and the 315th highest crime rate of 725 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 Knowle Avenue (DA7 5LP) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% lower than the Belvedere average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowle Avenue (DA7 5LP), the main crime hotspot is near Lenham Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knowle Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashbourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chessington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lenham Road —
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Data Sources

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