Crime Rates at Devonshire Road, Bexleyheath, DA6 8DS

Devonshire Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 175th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devonshire Road (DA6 8DS) in the last 12 months was 99.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Road (DA6 8DS), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.