Postcode · Bexleyheath
Crime in DA6 7DF
How much crime is recorded in DA6 7DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bexleyheath Broadway
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,555 (2024)
DA6 7DFBexleyheath
How safe is DA6 7DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 61.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA6 7DF area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
61.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
211
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).
DA6 7DFNational
Anti-social behaviour50.610.7
Shoplifting48.68.4
Violence and sexual offences44.723.6
Burglary23.79.1
Public order15.04.6
Drugs9.92.4
Other theft8.84.5
Robbery7.21.4
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Theft from the person5.72.1
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other crime2.61.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.