Total Crime Rate

56.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 56.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 14.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oakdene Avenue area has the 64th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 350th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakdene Avenue (DA8 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 56.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% higher than the Barnehurst average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakdene Avenue (DA8 1EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Limewood Road. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakdene Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Penda Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limewood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bexley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorne Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bexley Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hengist Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bexley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Northumberland Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Limewood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Limewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakdene Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kempton Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Kempton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Silver Spring Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oakdene Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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