Postcode · Bexleyheath
Crime in DA7 6AR
How much crime is recorded in DA7 6AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barnehurst South
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,805 (2024)
DA7 6ARBexleyheath
How safe is DA7 6AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA7 6AR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 6ARNational
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Anti-social behaviour12.410.7
Public order5.04.6
Burglary4.29.1
Drugs2.32.4
Other theft1.44.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Robbery0.41.4
Other crime0.31.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 41% 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.