Postcode · Bexleyheath
Crime in DA7 5EU
How much crime is recorded in DA7 5EU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bursted Wood
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,699 (2024)
DA7 5EUBexleyheath
How safe is DA7 5EU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA7 5EU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 5EUNational
Violence and sexual offences8.823.6
Burglary5.69.1
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Drugs1.72.4
Other theft1.44.5
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Public order0.34.6
Other crime0.21.5
Criminal damage and arson0.14.7
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.