Postcode · Belvedere
Crime in DA17 5AR
How much crime is recorded in DA17 5AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Belvedere & Lessness Heath
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,930 (2024)
How safe is DA17 5AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA17 5AR area, 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
25.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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).
DA17 5ARNational
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Burglary5.49.1
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order2.84.6
Drugs2.72.4
Robbery0.81.4
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.