Crime Rates at Rydal Drive, Bexleyheath, DA7 5EB

Rydal Drive area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 235th lowest crime rate of 716 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 Rydal Drive (DA7 5EB) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% lower than the Bexleyheath average (132.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rydal Drive (DA7 5EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lawrence Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heversham Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.