Total Crime Rate

161.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 161.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Longleigh Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Crook Log , and the 84th highest crime rate of 716 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 Longleigh Lane (DA7 5SP) in the last 12 months was 161.4 per 1,000 residents and was 244.8% higher than the Crook Log average (46.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 98.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longleigh Lane (DA7 5SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hartley Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hadlow Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Longleigh Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath View Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hartley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Heath View Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmsted Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longleigh Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longleigh Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longleigh Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Hadlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hadlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hadlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hadlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath View Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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