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Crime in DA14 5

How much crime is recorded in DA14 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bexley
Region
London
Population
16,903 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DA14 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in DA14 5, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
31.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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).

DA14 5National
Violence and sexual offences19.023.6
Anti-social behaviour12.610.7
Burglary12.09.1
Vehicle crime8.13.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order3.94.6
Other theft3.54.5
Drugs3.22.4
Shoplifting2.88.4
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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