Total Crime Rate
14.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Exmouth Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Crook Log , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Exmouth Road (DA16 1EB) in the last 12 months was 14.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% lower than the Crook Log average (46.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Exmouth Road (DA16 1EB), the main crime hotspot is near Hartley Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In West Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Okehampton Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Okehampton Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sidmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hartley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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