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Crime in DA1 4BA

How much crime is recorded in DA1 4BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Crayford
Council
Bexley
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,279 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DA1 4BA

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA1 4BA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

DA1 4BANational
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Drugs5.52.4
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Burglary3.99.1
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other theft2.54.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Public order1.24.6
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Other crime0.11.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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