Postcode · Bexleyheath
Crime in DA7 4NB
How much crime is recorded in DA7 4NB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barnehurst South
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,726 (2024)
DA7 4NBBexleyheath
How safe is DA7 4NB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 56.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA7 4NB 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
56.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
150
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 4NBNational
Violence and sexual offences47.423.6
Anti-social behaviour41.510.7
Public order19.14.6
Burglary11.09.1
Drugs10.92.4
Criminal damage and arson10.24.7
Other theft5.74.5
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Shoplifting3.28.4
Other crime2.11.5
Robbery1.71.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 91% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.