Total Crime Rate
66.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Horsa Road area has the 59th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 299th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Horsa Road (DA8 1HD) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% higher than the Barnehurst average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Horsa Road (DA8 1HD), the main crime hotspot is near Limewood Road. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Northumberland Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakdene Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Northumberland Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Becton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonecroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Northumberland Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Northumberland Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Oakdene Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ling Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Limewood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonecroft Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Limewood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Limewood Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hengist Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bexley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bexley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bexley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Penda Road | Under investigation |
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