Total Crime Rate
148.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Longleigh 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 5SR) 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 5SR), the main crime hotspot is near Hadlow Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Crook Log| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Keston Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Madison Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmsted Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Denton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Downe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keston Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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