Total Crime Rate

82.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bourne Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 224th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bourne Road (DA5 1LU) in the last 12 months was 82.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% lower than the Bexleyheath average (132.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bourne Road (DA5 1LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bexley High Street, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hartford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bexley High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bexley High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bexley High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bexley High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bexley High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Postal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Postal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Postal Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elmington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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