Total Crime Rate
55.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Pantiles area has the 38th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 352nd 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 The Pantiles (DA7 5HD) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% lower than the Bexleyheath average (132.9 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Pantiles (DA7 5HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little Heath Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chessington Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In West Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Heath Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Heath Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hythe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedonwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Romney Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Heath Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chessington Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chessington Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chessington Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | The Pantiles | Under investigation |
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