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London Bexley

10 neighbourhoods - a quarterly race to the lowest crime rate.

Crime Trends: Neighbourhoods compared - each quarter from Q1 2023

London as a whole averaged 28.0 crimes for every 1,000 residents per quarter in Q2 2026, while Bexley averaged 19.2, hence it is generally safer when all crimes are considered.

How do the 10 neighbourhoods of Bexley compare? In Q2 2026 the police recorded 4,772 crimes across them, 19.2 for every 1,000 residents. That is 1.1% below a year earlier and 10.8% above Q1 2023, the first quarter we track.

Bexley has the lowest rate of the everyday neighbourhoods (9.5 per 1,000), followed by Albany Park (13.6) and Welling (16.9). Erith has the highest (26.5).

Use the RACE CHARTS below to watch all 10 LONDON BEXLEY NEIGHBOURHOODs race across 14 quarter periods from Q1 2023 to Q2 2026 - one crime category at a time or all together. The race chart can be used to compare average crime rates by category against London's average.

Neighbourhood areas derived by CrimesLog from rail station locations (NaPTAN, Department for Transport) and OS Open Names. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024; contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Lowest rate (everyday)
lowest rateBexley
9.5 crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026
Highest rate
upErith
26.5 per 1,000, Q2 2026
Whole area, Q2 2026
19.2 per 1,000
down 1.1% below a year earlier · up 10.8% above Q1 2023
Compared
10 neighbourhoods
248,678 residents · 14 quarters

London Bexley neighbourhood quarterly crime race

Press ▶︎ to watch Q1 2023 to Q2 2026. Tick one crime category or several; hover a bar for the neighbourhood. Property crimes includes burglaries and thefts.

Crime categories
Indicated: crimes rate per 1000 residents per quarterAll · safest at the top · square-root scale · Q1 2023 to Q2 2026015102512.7Albany Park17.1Barnehurst22.2Belvedere15.0Bexley15.8Bexleyheath22.7Crayford24.8Erith13.9Sidcup18.6Slade Green13.0WellingLondon Q2 2026 average all crimes (28.0)Numbers are crimes per 1,000 residents per quarter. Zero-crime quarters show 0 and rank safest.
Sidcup Flats, Sidcup You checked the neighbourhood.Now check an address ! Photo: satguru, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr

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Tudor House, Hall Place, Bexley
Bexley · Tudor House, Hall Place
Photo: Jocelyn Erskine-Kellie from London, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Falconwood1, Welling
Welling · Falconwood1
Photo: satguru, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Red House, Bexleyheath 2025-08-23, Bexleyheath
Bexleyheath · Red House, Bexleyheath 2025-08-23
Photo: k7hpn, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Closed Blockbuster Shop in Sidcup, Sidcup
Sidcup · Closed Blockbuster Shop in Sidcup
Photo: Timmy96, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
St Catherine's Catholic School, Barnehurst
Barnehurst · St Catherine's Catholic School
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hall Place Gardens 2014, Crayford
Crayford · Hall Place Gardens 2014
Photo: Dawid Glawdzin, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Carnegie Library, Erith, Erith
Erith · Carnegie Library, Erith
Photo: JuliaC2006 from Rochester, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Flywheel - Crossness Pumping Station 2025-08-17, Dagenham Dock
Dagenham Dock · Flywheel - Crossness Pumping Station 2025-08-17
Photo: k7hpn, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

How neighbourhoods moved each quarter

2023

Whole-area crime rate 17.3 to 19.4 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2023).

No neighbourhood moved more than three places in a quarter.

2024

Whole-area crime rate 19.1 to 20.2 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2024).

No neighbourhood moved more than three places in a quarter.

2025

Whole-area crime rate 18.3 to 19.6 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2025).

No neighbourhood moved more than three places in a quarter.

2026

Whole-area crime rate 18.0 to 19.2 per 1,000 (high: Q2 2026). 2 quarters so far.

No neighbourhood moved more than three places in a quarter.

Reported Safety Incidents

In Q2 2026: violent incidents were 37% (1,753), public order incidents were 29% (1,397), property incidents were 26% (1,253) and vehicle crimes were 8% (369).

Recorded crime here is grouped into violent crime, property crime (burglary and theft), vehicle crime and public order offences, so you can compare how safe each neighbourhood is for the kind of crime that matters to you.

Read category comparisons with care. A category that jumps while the total hardly moves looks like a change in how offences are classified, not in what happened: Q2 2025: public order up 25% while the total moved 6%. The whole-area rate is the steadier guide.

Places we left out, and places to read with care

No place is left out: every neighbourhood in this race has residents to count.

The 10 neighbourhoods on the map

Bexley is made of 10 neighbourhoods compared here, each in its own colour on the map. They are neighbourhood areas derived by CrimesLog from rail station locations and OS Open Names: 248,678 residents between them.

  • Albany Park
  • Barnehurst
  • Belvedere
  • Bexley
  • Bexleyheath
  • Crayford
  • Erith
  • Sidcup
  • Slade Green
  • Welling

All 10 neighbourhoods, Q2 2026

Crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026, lowest first. The last two columns compare with Q1 2023.
#NeighbourhoodResidentsAllViolentPropertyVehiclePublic orderRate vs Q1 2023Places gained
1Bexley10,1519.53.81.51.32.9down37%up3
2Albany Park19,74213.64.23.91.24.4up7%down1
3Welling36,07816.95.94.61.64.8up30%down1
4Bexleyheath36,18518.46.56.00.94.9up16%up1
5Sidcup31,03718.45.75.41.65.7up32%down2
6Barnehurst24,37618.87.13.91.16.7up10%–
7Slade Green19,21518.97.93.81.75.6up2%–
8Crayford13,26822.07.66.72.05.7down3%up1
9Belvedere39,04923.79.75.61.76.8up7%down1
10Erith19,57726.510.27.01.87.4up7%–

Photographs

63 photographs of the 10 neighbourhoods run along the reel; click one to see it full size. Each is credited here and under the large view.

All 63 photographs and their credits
  1. Bexley · Tudor House, Hall Place. Photo: Jocelyn Erskine-Kellie from London, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  2. Welling · Falconwood1. Photo: satguru, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
  3. Bexleyheath · Red House, Bexleyheath 2025-08-23. Photo: k7hpn, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  4. Sidcup · Closed Blockbuster Shop in Sidcup. Photo: Timmy96, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  5. Barnehurst · St Catherine's Catholic School. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  6. Crayford · Hall Place Gardens 2014. Photo: Dawid Glawdzin, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  7. Erith · Carnegie Library, Erith. Photo: JuliaC2006 from Rochester, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  8. Dagenham Dock · Flywheel - Crossness Pumping Station 2025-08-17. Photo: k7hpn, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  9. Bexley · St Columba's Catholic Boys' School. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  10. Bexleyheath · Bexleyheath Station 2025-08-23. Photo: k7hpn, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  11. Sidcup · Station Road. Photo: satguru, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
  12. Barnehurst · Bexley Civic Offices 2. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  13. Crayford · Masjid Abu Bakar Crayford (Former Methodist Church), High Street, Crayford (January 2023) (1). Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  14. Erith · <Div Class='fn'> Tower Blocks UK: Bexley London Erith Town Centre Redevelopment, Phase V, L3-26.Jpg</Div>. Photo: Miles Glendinning, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  15. Bexley · Bexley Railway Station 3. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  16. Bexleyheath · Broadway Shopping Centre, Bexleyheath 4. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  17. Sidcup · SIDCUP PLACE, SIDCUP BEXLEY. SIDCUP KENT. Photo: JOHN K THORNE, CC0 · Flickr
  18. Barnehurst · Bexley Civic Offices 1. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  19. Crayford · RCCG City of God Church (Formerly Barclays Bank), Crayford Way–High Street Junction, Crayford (January 2023). Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  20. Erith · Erith Beach. Photo: Jonas B, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
  21. Bexley · Townley Grammar School 1. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  22. Bexleyheath · Central Library, Bexley. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  23. Sidcup · SIDCUP PLACE, SIDCUP BEXLEY. SIDCUP KENT. Photo: JOHN K THORNE, CC0 · Flickr
  24. Barnehurst · Castleton Avenue. Photo: satguru, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
  25. Crayford · Crayford Library at Bexley, Kent. Photo: librariesteam, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
  26. Erith · Erith Library at Bexley, Kent. Photo: librariesteam, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
  27. Bexley · Townley Grammar School 2. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  28. Bexleyheath · Red House, Bexleyheath Windows - 2025-08-23. Photo: k7hpn, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  29. Sidcup · SIDCUP PLACE, SIDCUP BEXLEY. SIDCUP KENT. Photo: JOHN K THORNE, CC0 · Flickr
  30. Barnehurst · Mayplace House. Photo: satguru, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
  31. Crayford · Crayford Library Interior at Bexley, Kent. Photo: librariesteam, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
  32. Erith · Carnegie Library, Erith. Photo: JuliaC2006, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
  33. Bexley · Townley Grammar School 3. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  34. Bexleyheath · Broadway Shopping Centre, Bexleyheath 2. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  35. Sidcup · Sidcup Place. Photo: JOHN K THORNE, CC0 · Flickr
  36. Crayford · Crayford Ness. Photo: shirokazan, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
  37. Erith · Erith Riverside. Photo: akjgjzfl2, CC0 · Flickr
  38. Bexley · Bexley Railway Station 1. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  39. Bexleyheath · Red House, Bexleyheath Well - 2025-08-23. Photo: k7hpn, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  40. Sidcup · Sidcup Shops. Photo: satguru, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
  41. Crayford · Crayford Baptist Church, Bexley Lane, Crayford (January 2023) (1). Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  42. Erith · <Div Class='fn'> Tower Blocks UK: Greenwich London Woolwich &Amp; Erith Site (Thamesmead), Stage I and II, L4-03.Jpg</Div>. Photo: Miles Glendinning, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  43. Bexley · Hall Place Gardens 2014. Photo: Dawid Glawdzin, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  44. Bexleyheath · Red House, Bexleyheath Cat - 2025-08-23. Photo: k7hpn, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  45. Sidcup · Sidcup Flats. Photo: satguru, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
  46. Crayford · Crayford Baptist Church, Bexley Lane, Crayford (January 2023) (4). Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  47. Erith · <Div Class='fn'> Tower Blocks UK: Greenwich London Woolwich &Amp; Erith Site (Thamesmead), Stage I and II, Stage III, Area D Blocks G1-G9 an. Photo: Miles Glendinning, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  48. Bexley · Beths Grammar School. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  49. Bexleyheath · Broadway Shopping Centre, Bexleyheath 1. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  50. Sidcup · Sidcup Houses. Photo: satguru, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
  51. Bexley · Hall Place, Bexley. Photo: EEPaul, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
  52. Bexleyheath · Broadway Shopping Centre, Bexleyheath 3. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  53. Sidcup · Interior of Sidcup Library at Bexley, Kent. Photo: librariesteam, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
  54. Bexley · The Great Hall - Hall Place, Bexley. Photo: bvi4092, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
  55. Bexleyheath · Trinity Baptist Church, Broadway, Bexleyheath (January 2023) (3). Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  56. Sidcup · Sidcup Library at Bexley, Kent. Photo: librariesteam, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
  57. Bexley · A Hall of Two Halves - Hall Place, Bexley. Photo: bvi4092, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
  58. Bexleyheath · Trinity Baptist Church, Broadway, Bexleyheath (January 2023) (2). Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  59. Sidcup · Five Arch Bridge. Photo: shirokazan, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
  60. Bexley · Bexley Village Library Building. Photo: Canthusus2, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  61. Bexleyheath · Bexleyheath Methodist Church, Broadway, Bexleyheath (January 2023) (1). Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  62. Bexley · 101-105 Bexley High Street. Photo: Canthusus2, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  63. Bexley · Vintage RP Postcard - High Street , Welling , Bexley , London .. Photo: mark's vintage topographical postcards, Public domain · Flickr

Sources and notes

CrimesLog sources crime incident data as published by the UK Home Office through their national data portal at data.police.uk and licensed under their Open Government Licence v3.0. Reported crime incidents originate from individual Territorial Police Forces of England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Contains ONS data © Crown copyright and database right. Contains NISRA data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Neighbourhood areas derived by CrimesLog from rail station locations (NaPTAN, Department for Transport) and OS Open Names. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024; contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The photographs are credited under each picture.

Rates are recorded crimes per 1,000 residents, quarter by quarter; where a neighbourhood has fewer than 100 residents the rate would be worked out on 100 (those places are left out of the race). A count of recorded crime is not a verdict on any neighbourhood.

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