Total Crime Rate

75.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 75.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 31.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Lesney Park area has the 49th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lesney Park (DA8 3DP) in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lesney Park (DA8 3DP), the main crime hotspot is near Stelling Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lesney Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Stelling Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stelling Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stelling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stelling Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frinsted Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Avenue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Avenue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mortimer Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stelling Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meyer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hind Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Detling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stelling Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stelling Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hind Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hind Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hind Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hind Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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