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Crime in Bexley by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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5,072crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+9%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Longlandslowest rate34.8 per 1,000 a year
71.4middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Foots Cray (-8%), Lamorbey (-5%) and Longlands (-4%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Braeburn ParkDA1 · 5,972 residents 150.7▲ 2%violence
2Slade GreenDA8 · 11,598 residents 129.3▼ 1%violence
3WellingDA16 · 16,939 residents 121.4▲ 28%shoplifting
4CrayfordDA1 · 9,691 residents 116.8▼ 2%violence
5ErithDA8 · 62,394 residents 102.7▲ 11%violence
6Foots CrayDA14 · 41,056 residents 99▼ 8%violence
7North EndDA8 · 17,733 residents 97.4▲ 12%violence
8HowburyDA8 · 8,706 residents 96.5▲ 4%violence
9Northumberland HeathDA8 · 16,898 residents 95.6▲ 18%anti-social behaviour
10Lower BelvedereDA17 · 13,286 residents 93.60%violence
11BexleyheathDA6 · 81,079 residents 89.6▲ 21%violence
12East WickhamDA16 · 18,156 residents 86.8▲ 34%shoplifting
13Barnes CrayDA1 · 8,160 residents 82.4▲ 6%anti-social behaviour
14Lessness HeathDA17 · 16,952 residents 79.50%violence
15Crook LogDA7 · 18,306 residents 79.3▲ 24%violence
16Belle GroveDA16 · 21,257 residents 73▲ 14%shoplifting
17UptonDA6 · 12,948 residents 71.4▲ 18%violence
18SidcupDA14 · 65,842 residents 67.3▼ 4%violence
19LamorbeyDA15 · 71,987 residents 66.7▼ 5%violence
20Upper BelvedereDA17 · 18,232 residents 64.1▲ 8%violence
21West HeathSE2 · 11,016 residents 61.4▲ 2%violence
22BlackfenDA15 · 15,595 residents 59.5▲ 1%anti-social behaviour
23Halfway StreetDA15 · 14,132 residents 59.2▲ 17%anti-social behaviour
24North CrayDA14 · 5,216 residents 58.3▼ 29%anti-social behaviour
25PenhillDA5 · 10,805 residents 54.4▲ 10%violence
26BlendonDA5 · 10,761 residents 50.9▼ 4%violence
27BarnehurstDA7 · 15,988 residents 50.5▲ 36%anti-social behaviour
28Albany ParkDA5 · 10,885 residents 49.2▲ 3%anti-social behaviour
29BexleyDA5 · 6,565 residents 48.7▼ 14%violence
30FalconwoodDA16 · 13,788 residents 47.9▲ 31%violence
31HurstDA15 · 12,411 residents 41.9▲ 17%violence
32ColdblowDA5 · 6,329 residents 38.6▲ 2%violence
33BridgenDA5 · 15,411 residents 35▲ 19%violence
34LonglandsDA14 · 13,103 residents 34.8▼ 4%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Bexley have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Longlands, Bridgen, Coldblow, Hurst and Falconwood.

Which areas of Bexley have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Braeburn Park, Slade Green, Welling, Crayford and Erith.

Is crime going up or down in Bexley?

Across Bexley, 5,072 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 9% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.