Total Crime Rate
112.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Collindale Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 148th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Collindale Avenue (DA8 1EE) in the last 12 months was 112.2 per 1,000 residents and was 126.0% higher than the Barnehurst average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Collindale Avenue (DA8 1EE), the main crime hotspot is near Horsa Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Northumberland Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Silver Spring Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Oakdene Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Penda Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hengist Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorne Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakdene Avenue | Under investigation |
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