Crime and Safety in Bexley

Last updated: 07 Jun 2026

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Bexley is among the top 5 safest boroughs in London. The overall crime rate in Bexley in 2026 is 60 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to London's overall crime rate, coming in 27% lower than the London rate of 82 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Bexley is among the top 10 safest cities, and the 1,782nd most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.

In February 2025, Bexley had the worst crime rate in London for criminal damage and arson, with 151 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.57 per 1,000 daytime population. May 2025 was also a bad month for Bexley residents, when it was again London's most dangerous area for criminal damage and arson, recording 159 crimes at a rate of 0.60 per 1,000 daytime population.

The most common crimes in Bexley are violence and sexual offences, with 5,975 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 22. This is 1.4% higher than 2025's figure of 5,895 offences and a difference of 0.23 from 2025's crime rate of 22. Bexley's least common crime is bicycle theft, with 71 offences recorded in 2026, an increase of 2.9% from 2025's figure of 69 crimes.

Bexley 2026 Crime Scorecard

Top 5 Safest

Boroughs, London

25% lower, regional crime rate

London

16% lower, national crime rate

England, Wales & NI

Local Crime in Context

As of April 2026, the crime rate in Bexley is 25% lower than London and 16% lower than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.

Bexley Crime Rate Over Time

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Bexley Crime Map

Incidents mapped in Bexley represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.

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See How Bexley Compares

You can compare Bexley's crime statistics against any other town, village, or city from across the country. Search for a location's name below to see how they stack up.

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Introduction to Bexley's crime statistics

 

This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Bexley up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Bexley's 4,404 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:

  • Within a Five-Minute Walk
  • Within a Ten-Minute Walk
  • Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk

Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.

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CrimeRate Insights

Looking into a specific address in Bexley? CrimeRate Insights reports convert raw numbers into practical insight for any location, from single addresses and postcodes, up to major towns and cities.

Crime rates don’t happen by themselves; they follow people and patterns. Where crowds gather - near pubs and late-night venues, around the station, by supermarkets and forecourts - incidents naturally concentrate.

That doesn’t mean an area is "bad"; it usually means footfall is higher.

Your report explores these factors in a calm, non-judgemental way, putting the numbers in context and helping you spot what’s typical for places like this.

Crime Risk Scores

Bexley • 12 Months Ending April 2026

 

The typical five-minute walk within Bexley has a crime risk score of 440. This is based on analysis of 4,404 nearby areas within Bexley, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.

Five Mins
440 crime risk score
Ten Mins
538 crime risk score
Fifteen Mins
593 crime risk score

Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Bexley's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.

Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Bexley, crime risk scores are typically around 440, while in London they are average 534.

Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 538 (613 for London), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 593 (London 663).

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Trends in Crime Risk

Bexley

 

Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.

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The 10-year trend indicates a decrease of 16% in Bexley's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.

Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Bexley's crime risk score is down by 2.4%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis may offer further insight when combined with the checks mentioned above.

Over the last year, Bexley's crime risk score has shown an upward trend of approximately 1.9%, indicating that the risk profile is going up. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.

Crime Rates and Indexes

Bexley

 

The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.

1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.

Highest Crime Rates

Bexley • 12 Months Ending April 2026

 

Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.

Vehicle Crime
1.41 CrimeRate Index
Drugs
1.23 CrimeRate Index
Robbery
1.04 CrimeRate Index

Vehicle Crime offences have a crime rate of 6.06 reports per 1,000 people in Bexley, which is 1.41 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 1,612 crime reports logged by Metropolitan Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.

For the same period, Metropolitan Police recorded 1,016 reports of Drugs in Bexley, resulting in a crime rate of 3.81 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 1.23.

The crime rate for Robbery is 1.04 times the national average at 1.23 reports per 1,000. This is from 329 crime reports reported to Metropolitan Police.

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Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types

Bexley

 

Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.

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Public Order offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.85 for the month of April 2026.

Three years ago, the monthly Public Order CrimeRate Index was 0.59 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 44% over this timeframe.

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Drugs offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.74 for the month of April 2026.

Three years ago, the monthly Drugs CrimeRate Index was 0.90 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 18% over this timeframe.

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Theft From the Person offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.67 for the month of April 2026.

Three years ago, the monthly Theft From the Person CrimeRate Index was 0.54 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 24% over this timeframe.

Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types

Bexley

 

Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.

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Robbery offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.90 for the month of April 2026.

Three years ago, the monthly Robbery CrimeRate Index was 1.56 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 42% over this timeframe.

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Vehicle Crime offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.09 for the month of April 2026.

Three years ago, the monthly Vehicle Crime CrimeRate Index was 1.39 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 22% over this timeframe.

Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map

Bexley • 12 Months Ending April 2026

 

Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.

 
Bexley
London
Metropolitan Police
Crime TypeCountRateIndexCountRateIndexCountRateIndex
Anti-Social Behaviour3,92014.701.04235,98521.681.53236,18721.581.53
Bicycle Theft710.270.3713,6951.261.7313,7441.261.73
Burglary7772.900.9347,3594.341.3947,4514.331.38
Criminal Damage and Arson1,6236.090.9754,0984.990.7954,2204.970.79
Drugs1,0163.811.2353,1674.871.5853,2804.851.57
Other Crime2871.070.5813,0081.190.6413,0281.190.64
Other Theft1,1834.430.7897,4528.971.5897,7798.951.57
Possession of Weapons1210.460.546,4430.600.716,4610.600.71
Public Order1,2224.580.7960,0495.520.9560,1565.490.95
Robbery3291.231.0430,8042.832.4030,8572.832.40
Shoplifting1,5805.930.8387,9768.091.1388,2698.081.13
Theft From the Person2380.910.5977,1607.114.5977,3447.084.57
Vehicle Crime1,6126.061.4181,7557.501.7481,9007.501.74
Violence and Sexual Offences5,97522.400.74273,43425.120.83273,89725.040.82
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Total Crime by Year

 
Bexley
London
Metropolitan Police
YearCountRateIndexCountRateIndexCountRateIndex
202616,03460.140.84896,40082.391.14898,38682.171.14
202516,32961.570.83896,96183.231.12898,78782.941.12
202416,69863.690.84900,98684.381.12902,68184.121.12
202315,61060.610.77835,47178.981.00837,24478.791.00
202215,31759.870.78795,64675.770.99797,30375.560.98
202114,58557.010.83727,98369.091.01729,40168.831.00
202016,61064.960.88819,46777.661.05821,36277.411.04
201916,05663.050.83849,31080.701.06851,17580.591.06
201814,61857.610.81810,06377.081.08811,73876.911.08
201713,35552.800.83758,16072.411.13759,75572.221.13
20164,17516.510.87234,56522.421.18235,00322.391.17
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Crime in Bexley's Neighbourhoods

12 Months Ending Apr 2026

 

NeighbourhoodTotal CrimesCrime RateRate Difference
Abbey Wood2,46884.46 40% more dangerous
Belvedere88699.78 66% more dangerous
Blackfen67132.59 46% safer
East Wickam47539.90 34% safer
Erith1,32291.87 53% more dangerous
Falconwood25528.84 52% safer
Lessness Heath84160.41 0.45% more dangerous
Slade Green1,22871.63 19% more dangerous
Thamesmead North1222.44 63% safer
Welling1,03765.04 8% more dangerous

Bexley Compared to Other London Boroughs

12 Months Ending Apr 2026

 

BoroughTotal CrimesCrime RateRate Difference
Bromley23,68767.0111% more dangerous
Wandsworth26,47066.9811% more dangerous
Barnet28,76265.9310% more dangerous
Kingston upon Thames11,90661.301.9% more dangerous
Bexley16,03460.14-
Harrow16,84658.822.2% safer
Sutton13,32058.712.4% safer
Richmond upon Thames11,63853.9610% safer
Merton13,17553.0112% safer

Comparing Bexley to the UK's Major Cities

12 Months Ending Apr 2026

 

City NameCrime RateRate Difference
Bexley60.14-
Cardiff79.5532% more dangerous
Newcastle upon Tyne82.6937% more dangerous
Sheffield84.0940% more dangerous
Leicester97.8763% more dangerous
Bristol104.6474% more dangerous
Birmingham105.0575% more dangerous
Liverpool106.4877% more dangerous
Leeds107.1078% more dangerous
Nottingham107.7479% more dangerous
Westminster125.00108% more dangerous

Offences In and Around Bexley's Parks & Leisure Spaces

 

Limited to spaces in Bexley that are named and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

NameASBDrugsPublic OrderRobberyVSOAll Others
Animal Days Out-Poets Corner-1--74
Shoulder of Mutton Green172411211
Bostall Heath8-3-114
Stable Meadow-----1
Sidcup Green111-22
Longlands Road Allotments1---16
Footscray Recreation Ground11--67
The Lakeside Complex21---0
Shenstone Park62211915
Flamingo Park1----1
Thamesmead Gym-5-263
Europa Centre911-74
Northumberland Heath Recreation Ground14161-616
Danson Park35161323241
Russell Park2-212613
Maypole Allotments----12
Frank's Park122115019
Martens Grove Park191611911
Crayford War Memorial Garden2-1-113
Radnor Avenue Allotments----22
Hollyoak Wood Park10--1411
Willersley Park811-57
Marlborough Park2111611
Harland Avenue Allotments1---13
Lamorbey Park877-1222
Sidcup Leisure Centre3---57
Longlands Recreation Ground71--157
King George's Field621-35
Alers Road Allotment2-1-15
Sherwood Park Allotments12---79
Penhill Park6---75
Love Lane Allotments1---12
Parkhurst Gardens3---34
St Mary's Recreation Ground15-2-26
Hurst Recreation Ground3-1-25
Sidcup Cemetery----14
Warwick Road Allotments1----4
Knoll Road Allotments1---414
Cray Road Allotments11---4
Old Farm Park4---23
Abbeyhill Park3---48
Waring Park71--115
Scadbury Park107733771
Lesney Farm Allotments----21
Erith Bowling Green111-37
Erith Leisure Centre115-1116
South Road Allotments522-1418
Grasmere Road Allotments1---43
Bakers Field3---18
Crayford Way Allotments----37
Elstree Garden Allotments West2-2--1
Elstree Garden Allotments2-2--1
Ripley Road Allotments2---42
Lesnes Abbey Woods Allotments612-510
Belvedere Recreation Gorund North2---33
Rosemary Road Allotments--1-21
Woolwich Cemetery6--132
The William Barefoot Garden2-1-10
East Wickham Open Space21-212521
Plumstead Cemetery15-842218
Hillview Cemetery--4-56
Eltham Cemetery11--38
Olyffe Avenue Allotment----64
Station Approach Allotment13-5158
West Heath Recreation Ground41--33
Stevens Park13-5101275
Barry Avenue Allotment5-2-53
Chapmans Land Allotments3-1--3
Erith Cemetery203121015
Bexleyheath Sports Club161511129
Crook Log Leisure Centre6-2-1310
Church Road Allotments----32
Sheldons Allotments----32
Palmar Gardens--2--1
The Golden Acre2-1114
Erith Recreation Ground7-1-610
Ocean Park2136-2114
Dartford Heath3511613261
Parish Wood3---44
Southmere Park3971136836

Recent Crimes in Bexley

The 20 most recent crime reports in Bexley.

 

DateCrime TypeLocationOutcome
April 2026Anti-social behaviourOn or near Wynford Place
April 2026BurglaryOn or near Hadlow Road
April 2026Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Hadlow Road
April 2026DrugsOn or near Swaylands Road
April 2026DrugsOn or near Hadlow Road
April 2026Other crimeOn or near Hadlow Road
April 2026Other crimeOn or near Swaylands Road
April 2026Other theftOn or near London Road
April 2026Other theftOn or near Filston Road
April 2026Other theftOn or near Gravel Hill Close
April 2026Other theftOn or near Swaylands Road
April 2026Other theftOn or near Ridge Avenue
April 2026Vehicle crimeOn or near Nightclub
April 2026Vehicle crimeOn or near Chaucer Road
April 2026Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Ridge Avenue
April 2026Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Filston Road
April 2026Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Swaylands Road
April 2026Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Nightclub
April 2026Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Gwillim Close
April 2026Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Hadlow Road

Methodology & Data Sources

Bexley Crime Report

 

Data Sources & Processing

Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.

Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Bexley during June 2026 will typically become available in August 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.

Bexley Data Points

For Bexley, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Office for National Statistics in the December 2023 release of their Parishes and Non Civil Parished Areas dataset, using the PARNCP23CD column value E43000194.

Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Bexley's daytime - or "workday" - population of 196,557 from the ONS 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.

All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.

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CrimeRate's boundaries for Bexley

Calculating Crime Rates

CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.

Crime Risk Score Calculations

CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.

Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.

Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.

The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.

Frequently Asked Questions

Crime in Bexley

 

What police force serves Bexley?
Bexley's local territorial police force is the Metropolitan Police Service.

How dangerous is Bexley?
Bexley is among the top 5 safest boroughs in London.

What is Bexley's most common crime?
The most common crimes in Bexley are violence and sexual offences.

What is the least common crime in Bexley?
Bexley's least common crime is bicycle theft.