Postcode district · Bexleyheath
Crime in DA7
How much crime is recorded in DA7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Population
- 58,687 (2024)
DA7Postcode district · Bexleyheath
How safe is DA7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in DA7, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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).
DA7National
Violence and sexual offences18.223.6
Anti-social behaviour12.510.7
Shoplifting11.88.4
Burglary8.09.1
Public order4.44.6
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Drugs2.72.4
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Robbery1.61.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.