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Crime in DA15 8ER
How much crime is recorded in DA15 8ER, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Longlands & Halfway
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,642 (2024)
How safe is DA15 8ER
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA15 8ER area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
DA15 8ERNational
Violence and sexual offences11.423.6
Burglary5.99.1
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Other theft2.54.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Public order1.44.6
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.91.4
Shoplifting0.98.4
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.