Total Crime Rate
153.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hartford Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 91st 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 Hartford Road (DA5 1NF) in the last 12 months was 153.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% higher than the Bexleyheath average (132.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 15.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hartford Road (DA5 1NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Otford Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bourne Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bexley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hartford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elmington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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