Total Crime Rate

86.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heath Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Crayford , and the 199th highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heath Road (DA1 3NY) in the last 12 months was 86.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% lower than the Crayford average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 800.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 800.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Road (DA1 3NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Brow (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Clive Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Heath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Brow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Brow Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hill Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Heath Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridge Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowmans Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Heath Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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