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Crime in DA17 5

How much crime is recorded in DA17 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bexley
Region
London
Population
14,955 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DA17 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in DA17 5, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
26.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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).

DA17 5National
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Burglary7.39.1
Shoplifting6.38.4
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Public order3.64.6
Other theft3.44.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Drugs1.92.4
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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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