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Crime in DA17 6LU

How much crime is recorded in DA17 6LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Lesnes Abbey
Council
Bexley
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,754 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DA17 6LU

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA17 6LU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 6LUNational
Shoplifting13.78.4
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Burglary4.49.1
Public order3.14.6
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.01.4
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025

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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