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Crime in DA15 9

How much crime is recorded in DA15 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bexley
Region
London
Population
17,358 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DA15 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in DA15 9, 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
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).

DA15 9National
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Burglary4.99.1
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Shoplifting4.78.4
Public order3.34.6
Drugs2.22.4
Other theft1.84.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Robbery1.41.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
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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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