Crime Rate in Erith, ward

Erith has the 2nd highest crime rate of 17 wards in Bexley district and the 1475th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 274th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Erith in the last 12 months was 108.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% higher than the Bexley district average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Erith’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 500 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 56.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 619 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Erith ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 200 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (26 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.