Crime Rates at Cumberland Drive, Bexleyheath, DA7 5LD

Cumberland Drive area has the 21st highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Crook Log , and the 351st highest 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 Cumberland Drive (DA7 5LD) in the last 12 months was 57.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% higher than the Crook Log average (50.7 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cumberland Drive (DA7 5LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Melanie Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leckwith Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.