PIP: The Numbers · Constituency

PIP in Bexleyheath and Crayford: the numbers

London, England. Caseload as at April 2026.

New-claim award rate
45.4%
3,557 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
286 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
5,694
In payment, April 2026.
London average
45.2%
Regional new-claim award rate, May 2023 to April 2026.
National average
44.3%
England and Wales, May 2023 to April 2026.
Per 1,000 electors
81.4
Electorate: 69,948.

Claimant trend

2019: 2,6412020: 3,1072021: 3,3342022: 3,6512023: 4,1202024: 4,6972025: 5,2752026: 5,694
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).

Top condition categories

Share of Bexleyheath and Crayford's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.

  • Psychiatric disorders38.4%
  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)18.5%
  • Neurological disease12.9%

Compare. London average: 45.2%. National average: 44.3%.

Definitions. Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded. Rates shown only where at least 500 decisions.

Source. DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API). Retrieved 17 July 2026. Electorate: mySociety 2025 constituency dataset (electorate figures). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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