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Crime in DA8 2NW

How much crime is recorded in DA8 2NW, 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)
Crime

How safe is DA8 2NW

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 2NW 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
By type

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 2NWNational
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
Trend

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.

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