Crime Rate in Northumberland Heath, ward

Northumberland Heath has the 6th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Bexley district and the 2936th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 58th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Northumberland Heath in the last 12 months was 52.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% lower than the Bexley district average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Northumberland Heath’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 207 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -15.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 260 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Northumberland Heath ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Limewood Road. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.