Total Crime Rate
12.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beechway area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 47th 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 Beechway (DA5 3DG) in the last 12 months was 12.1 per 1,000 residents and was 90.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beechway (DA5 3DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blendon Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bexley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lodge Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Margaret Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bladindon Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beechway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bladindon Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kestlake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Margaret Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blendon Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A221 | — |
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