Total Crime Rate

13.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.4 1/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Heversham Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heversham Road (DA7 5BN) in the last 12 months was 13.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% lower than the Barnehurst average (52.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heversham Road (DA7 5BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lawrence Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arnside Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heversham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Swanbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swanbridge Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Lawrence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Silecroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Ightham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ightham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Austen Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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