Total Crime Rate

5.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 5.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hythe Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bexleyheath , and the 13th lowest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hythe Avenue (DA7 5NQ) in the last 12 months was 5.8 per 1,000 residents and was 95.8% lower than the Bexleyheath average (136.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Hythe Avenue (DA7 5NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Coote Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hythe Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashbourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chessington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Franklin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Harris Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coote Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coote Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oakhurst Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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