Postcode · Bexleyheath
Crime in DA7 4DL
How much crime is recorded in DA7 4DL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bexleyheath Broadway
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,098 (2024)
DA7 4DLBexleyheath
How safe is DA7 4DL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA7 4DL area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
46.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
114
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).
DA7 4DLNational
Violence and sexual offences34.223.6
Public order12.84.6
Shoplifting11.98.4
Burglary11.59.1
Drugs10.82.4
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Other theft10.24.5
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Theft from the person5.02.1
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Robbery4.31.4
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.