Total Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Erith Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Belvedere , and the 167th highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Erith Road (DA17 6HE) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% lower than the Belvedere average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Erith Road (DA17 6HE), the main crime hotspot is near Rutland Gate. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Erith Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rutland Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Salmon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmbourne Drive —
Sep 2025Robbery Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper Holly Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heathdene Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heathdene Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rutland Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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