This appendix is refreshed annually and contributed to in part by the JSA.

Annual comparable data will be compared to gauge the direction of travel of serious violence offences and provide evidence on the impact of the strategy.

Source: Met.police.uk

The table above shows that total knife crime offences in Bexley have steadily increased the previous three years since the ending of any Covid-19 restrictions, with a total of 232 offences in 2023. However, in 2024 and 2025 we have seen a slight decrease, we saw a very slight decrease of 23%, representing 55 offences.

Similarly, Knife crime ‘with injury’ offences in Bexley also saw a steady increase between 2021 and 2023, with a change of direction and 16% decrease last year, followed by a 28% a further decrease this year.

When we look at Knife Injury Victims (under 25 years old), we can see a large increase of 42% over 2020 to 2023. However, 2024-2025 showed a significant decrease of almost half, from 37 to 21 offences.

This is in line with the trends London-wide, which had a 15.6% decrease in Knife Crime Offences in 2025. To put these knife crime figures for Bexley into context, they represent just 1.3% of the total London knife offence figures in 2025. Not being complacent however, this is a percentage that the CSP don’t wish to see increase and will monitor closely. Indeed, our long-term percentage increase bucks the pan-London trend. This could be due to the dispersal of serious violence offences into the borough from other more targeted areas, less funding support for a borough that continually performs well against other boroughs, and a dedicated increase in Met operations targeting Knife Crime in 2025.

Source: Met.police.uk

The table above shows year on year comparison data for offences that have a crossover into the serious violence strategy themes. In 2025, we have seen a notable reduction in Burglary offences of 7%. This may be a result of more people working from home wince lockdown and an increased awareness and investment in home safety deterrents. The change in Robbery offences is minimal, with a slight increase of 8%, representing 27 offences overall. 

The change in Drugs Offences is significant, with an increase of 43%, and this is perhaps a result of increase operations and support for drug misuse and offences, which may result in increased identification of offences. London-wide saw a 33.3% increase in Drug Offences. As the drugs market is a recognised key driver for violent crime, gangs and Organised Crime Groups, a co-ordinated, multi-agency approach to tackling this themed area is being led through the Government's 10-year drug strategy ‘From harm to hope’. Locally, this is being delivered by the Bexley Combating Drugs Partnership (CDP) Board. This looks at the three key areas of Supply, Demand & Treatment and is creating a Joint Strategic Assessment and associated action plan to direct and assist partners in its delivery.

We have seen a very slight increase of 2% in Violence Against the Person (VATP) offences in 2025 with 5,286 Offences compared to 5164 in 2024 and positively, since 6000 in 2023. There was a 4.3% increase across London, and therefore Bexley shows a much less significant increase in VATP Offences. This is a positive reduction and something we hope will be an ongoing trend.

Source: Met.police.uk

The above table shows year on year comparison data for gun crime offences. Thankfully, offence numbers in this area are low and in 2025 we saw a maintenance of lethal barrel discharge at nil. We also saw an 8% decrease in overall Gun Crime Offences in 2025. Gun Crime (personal robbery) saw a reduction of 83% in 2025, however, notably this is a large percentage due to low number off offences overall in Bexley, with the 83% representing just 5 offences. Across London there was an decrease in Gun Crime of 10.9% in 2025 with 1,9734 Offences. Comparatively, therefore, Bexley’s offence figures’ decrease is lower and represents 1.8% of all London Gun Crime offences.

As mentioned, Bexley is not a named ‘gang borough’ where extra resources have been provided to tackle gangs and serious violence. A consequence of this is that gang activity can be displaced to ‘quieter’ neighbouring boroughs. However, since the Southeast BCU was created; Bexley has benefitted from improved joint working with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). This includes enhanced information sharing, data collection and the deployment of resources across all three boroughs based on threat, risk, and harm.