Crime Rates at Mark Close, Bexleyheath, DA7 5JX

Mark Close area has the 40th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 352nd 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 Mark Close (DA7 5JX) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mark Close (DA7 5JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Melanie Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ferndale Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.