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Crime in DA8 3EG

How much crime is recorded in DA8 3EG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Northumberland Heath
Council
Bexley
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,578 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DA8 3EG

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA8 3EG 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
33.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 3EGNational
Violence and sexual offences26.223.6
Anti-social behaviour17.310.7
Burglary8.29.1
Public order7.64.6
Shoplifting6.68.4
Other theft6.04.5
Drugs3.42.4
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 33% 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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