Lesnes Abbey
Middle areaNorth west Bexley. 8,333 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 24% of people in Lesnes Abbey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Lesnes Abbey
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lesnes Abbey at a rate of 63.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 78.1 per 1,000 people across Bexley.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 175 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 94 |
| Other crime | 72 |
| Vehicle crime | 64 |
| Drug offences | 39 |
| Shoplifting | 31 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 17 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Theft from the person | 8 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Lesnes Abbey compares
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Is Lesnes Abbey safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lesnes Abbey at a rate of 63.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 78.1 per 1,000 people across Bexley.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 44 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lesnes Abbey.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (175), anti-social behaviour (94) and other crime (72).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Bexley
These figures are published for the whole of Bexley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bexley and not Lesnes Abbey alone. See Bexley
Lesnes Abbey in brief
The median price paid for a home in Lesnes Abbey was £450,000 in 2025.
Lesnes Abbey had 8,111 usual residents at the census.
About 24% of people in Lesnes Abbey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Lesnes Abbey, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.