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Postcode · Bexley

Crime in DA5 1AD

How much crime is recorded in DA5 1AD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Bexley Village
Council
Bexley
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,996 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DA5 1AD

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA5 1AD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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).

DA5 1ADNational
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Burglary9.19.1
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Public order3.94.6
Other theft3.34.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 36% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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