Crime Rate in Northumberland Heath, ward

Northumberland Heath has the 5th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Bexley district and the 2685th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 57th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Northumberland Heath in the last 12 months was 51.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% lower than the Bexley district average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Northumberland Heath’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 194 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 85.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 244 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Northumberland Heath ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Limewood Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.