Barnehurst South
Middle areaSouth east Bexley. 8,557 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 54% of people in Barnehurst South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Barnehurst South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barnehurst South at a rate of 81.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 78.1 per 1,000 people across Bexley.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 259 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 157 |
| Other crime | 127 |
| Drug offences | 50 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 47 |
| Vehicle crime | 27 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Barnehurst South compares
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Is Barnehurst South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barnehurst South at a rate of 81.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 78.1 per 1,000 people across Bexley.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 69 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Barnehurst South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (259), anti-social behaviour (157) and other crime (127).
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.
Figures for the whole of Bexley
These figures are published for the whole of Bexley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bexley and not Barnehurst South alone. See Bexley
Barnehurst South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Barnehurst South was £435,000 in 2025.
Barnehurst South had 8,306 usual residents at the census.
About 54% of people in Barnehurst South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Barnehurst South, 94.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.