Crime in Bexley
Recorded crime in Bexley is 0.8 times the England and Wales average. It is about the same as 5 years ago. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
256,434 residents in 148 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 5/10Average crime
- Safety in the world
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 8.3/10Good
- 5-year change
- 0%about the same
Crime over 5 years
About the same as 5 years ago Recorded crimes in Bexley, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.8× the England and Wales average. 62 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 54% of the harm here
- Burglary: 16% of the harm here
- Robbery: 10% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 18 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.2 |
| Burglary | 4.2 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 21.6 |
| Drugs | 2.8 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.4 |
| Other crime | 0.9 |
| Other theft | 5.8 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.8 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 8.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 6.0 |
| Public order | 4.5 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 |
| Shoplifting | 4.5 |
What crimes are recorded in Bexley
60.3 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in Bexley in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Our total for April 2025 to March 2026: 16,018. Home Office recorded crime: 15,463 (4% apart).
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
Metropolitan Police did not assign 5.4% of the crimes it recorded in 2025/26 to a council area, so these figures are lower than the true count.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 799 | 3.1 | Down 26% |
| Cars broken into | 541 | 2.1 | Down 27% |
| Vehicle tampering | 238 | 0.93 | Down 26% |
| Vandalism to homes | 312 | 1.2 | About the same |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 85 | 0.33 | Down 37% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 399 | 1.6 | About the same |
| Arson | 49 | 0.19 | Down 37% |
| Burglary of homes | 450 | 1.8 | Up 18% |
| Burglary of businesses | 198 | 0.77 | Down 10% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 51 | 0.20 | Up 113% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 84 | 0.33 | Up 33% |
| Robbery of people | 182 | 0.71 | Down 10% |
| Robbery of businesses | 154 | 0.60 | Up 35% |
| Violence with injury | 1,450 | 5.7 | About the same |
| Violence without injury | 2,316 | 9.0 | About the same |
| Stalking and harassment | 1,498 | 5.8 | Up 11% |
| Sexual offences | 569 | 2.2 | Up 7% |
| Shoplifting | 1,381 | 5.4 | Down 30% |
| Bicycle theft | 68 | 0.27 | About the same |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 201 | 0.78 | Down 33% |
| Drug dealing | 445 | 1.7 | Up 37% |
| Drug possession | 602 | 2.3 | Up 19% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Metropolitan Police area: 13,775 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (16,285 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Bexley.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
How often crimes lead to a charge
In Bexley, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 5,763 | 7% | 5% | 62% | 17% | 9% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 1,836 | 2% | 0% | 8% | 87% | 4% |
| Shoplifting | 1,832 | 7% | 3% | 14% | 72% | 3% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 1,635 | 3% | 1% | 22% | 69% | 5% |
| Other theft | 1,233 | 1% | 0% | 20% | 73% | 6% |
| Public order | 1,129 | 8% | 0% | 51% | 31% | 9% |
| Drugs | 927 | 13% | 33% | 42% | 4% | 9% |
| Burglary | 719 | 7% | 0% | 14% | 75% | 4% |
| Robbery | 331 | 7% | 0% | 35% | 53% | 6% |
| Other crime | 314 | 14% | 6% | 44% | 21% | 15% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 300 | 1% | 1% | 17% | 76% | 4% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 88 | 39% | 5% | 34% | 6% | 17% |
| Bicycle theft | 72 | 1% | 0% | 15% | 79% | 4% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 7% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Postcode districts in Bexley
Questions about crime in Bexley
- Is Bexley a safe place to live?
- Bexley scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Bexley?
- About the same as 5 years ago: 15,884 recorded crimes a year then, 15,892 now.
- What is the most common crime in Bexley?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 22 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Bexley?
- In Bexley, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 45% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Bexley?
- Of 719 burglaries reported in Bexley between September 2024 and August 2025, 7% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 75% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Bexley?
- In Bexley, the police recorded 799 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 3.1 per 1,000 residents, down 26% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Bexley?
- 796 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Bexley in 2025/26, 3.1 per 1,000 residents, 0.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Bexley last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Bexley in 2025/26, against 2 the year before.