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Crime in DA7 5

How much crime is recorded in DA7 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bexley
Region
London
Population
24,203 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DA7 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in DA7 5, 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
18.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5National
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Burglary6.89.1
Shoplifting6.68.4
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other theft2.64.5
Public order2.44.6
Drugs1.52.4
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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