South Thamesmead
Middle areaNorth Bexley. 9,890 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 95% of people in South Thamesmead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in South Thamesmead
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Thamesmead at a rate of 100.6 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 | 321 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 246 |
| Other crime | 130 |
| Vehicle crime | 122 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 49 |
| Burglary | 32 |
| Robbery | 28 |
| Drug offences | 27 |
| Shoplifting | 24 |
| Theft from the person | 16 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How South Thamesmead compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is South Thamesmead safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Thamesmead at a rate of 100.6 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, 83 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in South Thamesmead.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (321), anti-social behaviour (246) and other crime (130).
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 South Thamesmead alone. See Bexley
South Thamesmead in brief
The median price paid for a home in South Thamesmead was £366,000 in 2025.
South Thamesmead had 9,430 usual residents at the census.
About 95% of people in South Thamesmead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In South Thamesmead, 81.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.