Crime Rates at Longleigh Lane, Bexleyheath, DA7 5SP

Longleigh Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Crook Log , and the 96th 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 Longleigh Lane (DA7 5SP) in the last 12 months was 148.7 per 1,000 residents and was 193.5% higher than the Crook Log average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 118.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 108.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longleigh Lane (DA7 5SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lansdowne Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hadlow Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.