Total Crime Rate

215.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 215.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Drugs 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Heathview Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Belvedere , and the 44th highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heathview Drive (SE2 0AZ) in the last 12 months was 215.8 per 1,000 residents and was 109.0% higher than the Belvedere average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 137.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 110.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heathview Drive (SE2 0AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Hurst Lane. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Heathview Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary West Heath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurst Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hurst Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hurst Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurst Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurst Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurst Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurst Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hurst Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurst Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Heath View Drive Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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