Total Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Horsa Road area has the 60th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 357th 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 1HH) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horsa Road (DA8 1HH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Horsa Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakdene Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order Northumberland Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonecroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Close —
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Oakdene Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limewood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonecroft Road —
Apr 2026Public order Limewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Limewood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hengist Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bexley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bexley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bexley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Penda Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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