Postcode · Bexleyheath
Crime in DA7 5DW
How much crime is recorded in DA7 5DW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bursted Wood
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,658 (2024)
DA7 5DWBexleyheath
How safe is DA7 5DW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA7 5DW 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
19.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 5DWNational
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Burglary5.79.1
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Other theft3.04.5
Public order2.54.6
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Other crime0.21.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.