# Crime and justice in Bexley East London. 257,103 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 61 square kilometres. 13 layers about crime and justice for Bexley, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london) ## Is Bexley safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bexley at a rate of 78.1 per 1,000 people. That compares with 123.5 per 1,000 people across London. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 1,702 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bexley. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (6,210), anti-social behaviour (4,233) and other crime (2,970). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Bexley was 76.5 per 1,000 people. Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest. ## Recorded crime rate Bexley: **78.1 per 1,000** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Published 30 September 2026. In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bexley at a rate of 78.1 per 1,000 people. That compares with 123.5 per 1,000 people across London. - Against London: 37% lower (123.5 per 1,000) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime-rate?place=E09000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime-rate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/london) · https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/crime#l-crime-rate ## Crime and anti-social behaviour Bexley: **1,702** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E09000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/crime#l-crime-count ## Anti-social behaviour Bexley: **4,233** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/anti-social-behaviour?place=E09000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/anti-social-behaviour) · https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/crime#l-crime-anti-social ## Burglary Bexley: **801** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/burglary?place=E09000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/burglary) · https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/crime#l-crime-burglary ## Criminal damage and arson Bexley: **1,029** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/criminal-damage-and-arson?place=E09000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/criminal-damage-and-arson) · https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/crime#l-crime-damage ## Drug offences Bexley: **874** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/drug-offences?place=E09000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/drug-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/crime#l-crime-drugs ## Other crime Bexley: **2,970** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/other-crime?place=E09000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/other-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/crime#l-crime-other ## Robbery Bexley: **410** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/robbery?place=E09000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/robbery) · https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/crime#l-crime-robbery ## Shoplifting Bexley: **1,648** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/shoplifting?place=E09000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/shoplifting) · https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/crime#l-crime-shoplifting ## Theft from the person Bexley: **243** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/theft-from-the-person?place=E09000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/theft-from-the-person) · https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/crime#l-crime-theft-person ## Vehicle crime Bexley: **1,662** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/vehicle-crime?place=E09000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/vehicle-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/crime#l-crime-vehicle ## Violence and sexual offences Bexley: **6,210** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/violence-and-sexual-offences?place=E09000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/violence-and-sexual-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/crime#l-crime-violence ## Street-level crime Map point level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only. Source: Police.uk. Published as points, so there is no single figure for Bexley. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?place=E09000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/crime#l-street-crime ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/housing) (17) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E09000004/data?family=crime ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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