Postcode · Bexleyheath
Crime in DA7 5LP
How much crime is recorded in DA7 5LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lesnes Abbey
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,561 (2024)
DA7 5LPBexleyheath
How safe is DA7 5LP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA7 5LP 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
12.7
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 5LPNational
Violence and sexual offences8.523.6
Burglary5.99.1
Other theft2.44.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Public order1.44.6
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Theft from the person0.82.1
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.51.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 93% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.