Crime Rates at Rydal Drive, Bexleyheath, DA7 5EF

Rydal Drive area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 100th lowest crime rate of 725 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 Rydal Drive (DA7 5EF) in the last 12 months was 18.5 per 1,000 residents and was 86.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rydal Drive (DA7 5EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A220, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Becton Place (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.