Total Crime Rate

157.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 157.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hartford Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 84th highest crime rate of 725 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 1NG) in the last 12 months was 157.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% higher than the Bexleyheath average (136.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -61.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartford Road (DA5 1NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Postal Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bourne Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hartford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Otford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Otford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Otford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Otford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Otford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Otford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weir Road —
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Data Sources

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