Crime Rates at Avenue Road, Bexleyheath, DA7 4EQ

Avenue Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 38th 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 Avenue Road (DA7 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 226.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% higher than the Bexleyheath average (132.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (DA7 4EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.