What is the crime rate in bexley?

As of March 2026, bexley has an annual crime rate of 73.22 per 1,000 residents, based on 1,706 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does bexley rank nationally for crime?

bexley ranks #83 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in bexley?

The most common crime type in bexley is Violence & Sexual Offences with 523 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 30.7% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Metropolitan Police Service Police

bexley Crime Intelligence Report

bexley recorded 1,706 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 6.92 per 1,000 residents. This places bexley at #83 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 15.6% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 0.9% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

1,706

trending_up +15.6% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

73.22per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#119of 330

Ranked by annual rate

Outer London

#4rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 39	39
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 20	20
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 17	17
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 17	17
On or near Cornwallis Close Map	Violence and sexual offences: 12 Public order: 3	12
On or near Supermarket Map	Violence and sexual offences: 15	15
On or near Frognal Avenue Map	Violence and sexual offences: 12	12
On or near Leysdown Avenue Map	Violence and sexual offences: 12	12
On or near Parking Area Map	Shoplifting: 11	11
On or near Supermarket Map	Public order: 10	10

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

1,706 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

523

30.7%

Anti-social Behaviour

333

19.5%

Vehicle Crime

151

8.9%

Shoplifting

117

6.9%

Criminal Damage & Arson

114

6.7%

Other Theft

109

6.4%

Public Order

106

6.2%

Burglary

4.7%

Drug Offences

4.4%

Other Crime

1.7%

Theft from Person

1.6%

Robbery

1.6%

Bicycle Theft

0.5%

Weapons Possession

0.4%

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Ward Safety Rankings

17 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Bexleyheath	187	124.9
2	Erith	188	113.4
3	Slade Green & Northend	143	102.1
4	Belvedere	150	92.9
5	Thamesmead East	140	89.8

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Blackfen & Lamorbey	53	3.0
shield	Barnehurst	30	2.6
shield	Blendon & Penhill	62	4.0
shield	West Heath	77	4.8
shield	East Wickham	51	3.2

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +15.6%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +0.9%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.5%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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