Total Crime Rate
80.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Horsa Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 217th highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Horsa Road (DA8 1HD) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% higher than the Barnehurst average (52.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Horsa Road (DA8 1HD), the main crime hotspot is near Limewood Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Barnehurst| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northumberland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Limewood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hengist Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Northumberland Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bexley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakdene Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horsa Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horsa Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bexley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Limewood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Limewood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Limewood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Limewood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Limewood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Limewood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Limewood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Limewood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Becton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cavendish Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cavendish Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Becton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northumberland Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Becton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | University Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Collindale Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Northumberland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oak Road | Under investigation |
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