Total Crime Rate

131.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 131.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Franklin Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 119th highest crime rate of 725 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 Franklin Road (DA7 4QQ) in the last 12 months was 131.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 260.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Franklin Road (DA7 4QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Coote Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Franklin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Herbert Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Harris Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coote Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coote Road —
Sep 2025Public order Harding Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oakhurst Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bristow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bristow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Franklin Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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