Crime Rates at Cartmel Road, Bexleyheath, DA7 5EA

Cartmel Road area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 257th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cartmel Road (DA7 5EA) in the last 12 months was 74.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% higher than the Barnehurst average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cartmel Road (DA7 5EA), the main crime hotspot is near Heversham Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.