Postcode · Bexleyheath
Crime in DA7 5RT
How much crime is recorded in DA7 5RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lesnes Abbey
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,487 (2024)
DA7 5RTBexleyheath
How safe is DA7 5RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA7 5RT 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
14.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 5RTNational
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Burglary5.79.1
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Drugs2.62.4
Other theft2.04.5
Public order1.84.6
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
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.