Crime Rates at Market Place, Bexleyheath, DA6 7DZ

Market Place area has the highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Place (DA6 7DZ) in the last 12 months was 2273.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1610.6% higher than the Bexleyheath average (132.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 213 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 235 (≈ 714.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (DA6 7DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 315 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (132 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.