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Crime in DA8 2HT
How much crime is recorded in DA8 2HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Slade Green & Crayford Marshes
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,386 (2024)
How safe is DA8 2HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA8 2HT area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
104
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).
DA8 2HTNational
Shoplifting29.58.4
Violence and sexual offences26.623.6
Anti-social behaviour23.010.7
Public order6.44.6
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Other theft3.84.5
Drugs2.82.4
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Robbery1.61.4
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Burglary0.09.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.