Postcode · Bexleyheath
Crime in DA7 4PU
How much crime is recorded in DA7 4PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bursted Wood
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,734 (2024)
DA7 4PUBexleyheath
How safe is DA7 4PU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA7 4PU 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
17.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 4PUNational
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Violence and sexual offences10.423.6
Burglary9.99.1
Shoplifting9.88.4
Other theft7.44.5
Public order3.64.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery1.01.4
Drugs0.82.4
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.