Total Crime Rate

16.6 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 16.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Francis Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 84th lowest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Francis Avenue (DA7 5BZ) in the last 12 months was 16.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.8% lower than the Bexleyheath average (136.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

In the area around Francis Avenue (DA7 5BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Francis Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Swanbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swanbridge Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Silecroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Francis Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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