Postcode · Bexleyheath
Crime in DA6 8BU
How much crime is recorded in DA6 8BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Danson Park
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,737 (2024)
DA6 8BUBexleyheath
How safe is DA6 8BU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA6 8BU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 8BUNational
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Burglary11.59.1
Violence and sexual offences11.423.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs1.92.4
Public order1.74.6
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.31.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% 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.