Contents

  1. Foreword to the Bexley Community Safety Partnership Strategy
  2. What is the Community Safety Partnership?
  3. Achievements from the 2022 to 2025 strategy
  4. Key legislation
  5. Joint strategic assessment 2025
  6. Our community
  7. Residents' feedback
  8. BCSP priorities 2026 to 2030
  9. Principles and cross-cutting themes
  10. Priority 1: serious violence
  11. Priority 2: domestic abuse
  12. Priority 3: anti-social behaviour
  13. Priority 4: community reassurance
  14. Working in partnership
  15. Delivery plan and measuring success
  16. Further information

6. Joint strategic assessment 2025

The 2025 Bexley Community Safety Partnership (BCSP) Joint Strategic Assessment (JSA) provides a profile of crime and disorder in Bexley in 2024, and alongside data from the annual Bexley Community Safety Survey informs the priority setting process for the coming year.

Recorded offences 2023/24 compared with 2024/25
Offence type2023/24 total2024/25 totalPercentage changeDirection
Total Notifiable Offences16,61016,477-1%Decrease
Arson and Criminal Damage1,6251,649+1%Increase
Burglary971745-23%Decrease
Drug Offences671777+16%Increase
Miscellaneous Offences against Society223237+6%Increase
Possession of Weapons11785-27%Decrease
Public Order Offences1,2701,096-14%Decrease
Robbery348321-8%Decrease
Sexual Offences472530+12%Increase
Theft3,0423,666+21%Increase
Vehicle Offences2,1372,272+6%Increase
Violence Against the Person5,7345,096-11%Decrease

This is a snapshot of Total Notifiable Offences in March 2024 to February 2025, compared to the preceding March 2023 to February 2024, with the percentage change across the two years to the nearest whole number. For the full profile, see overview of Crime data.

What does the JSA tell us?

We are proud that Bexley is consistently in the top 6 safest London Boroughs. The majority of offence types have seen a further decrease in 2024. Continued partnership working, prevention activity and early intervention will help maintain this positive position and keep our communities safe.

There was a slight increase in criminal damage; sexual offences; theft; and drug offences. Domestic abuse significantly contributes to this. We need to commit to addressing this upward trend with appropriate response and early intervention.

There was a reduction in performance compared with the previous period. Continued monitoring and targeted interventions will be required to address the downward trend and improve outcomes.

Additional support should be provided to those most at risk to ensure early intervention, improve outcomes and reduce future demand on services.