Postcode · Bexleyheath
Crime in DA6 8JS
How much crime is recorded in DA6 8JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Danson Park
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,660 (2024)
DA6 8JSBexleyheath
How safe is DA6 8JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA6 8JS 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
18.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 8JSNational
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Burglary3.39.1
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other theft1.14.5
Public order1.14.6
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.32.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 75% 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.