Total Crime Rate

31.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 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 31.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lensbury Way area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 115 local areas in Belvedere , and the 191st lowest 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 Lensbury Way (SE2 9TA) in the last 12 months was 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% lower than the Belvedere average (110.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lensbury Way (SE2 9TA), the main crime hotspot is near Tavy Bridge. Police recorded 154 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lensbury Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolvercote Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gayton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gayton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gayton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tavy Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavy Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavy Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tavy Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Tavy Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seacourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Tavy Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tavy Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tavy Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavy Bridge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavy Bridge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavy Bridge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavy Bridge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavy Bridge —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seacourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavy Bridge —
Apr 2026Other crime Harrow Manorway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dalberg Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Road —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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