Total Crime Rate

228.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 228.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.5 10/10
  • Public order 30.5 10/10
  • Other theft 27.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.3 10/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Heathfield Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 38th 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 Heathfield Road (DA6 8NP) in the last 12 months was 228.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% higher than the Bexleyheath average (136.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 128.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heathfield Road (DA6 8NP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heathfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upton Road
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Princess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Banks Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Methuen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Izane Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bellevue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Standard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Izane Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Road

Data Sources

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