Total Crime Rate
67.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Erith Road area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 115 local areas in Belvedere , and the 294th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Erith Road (DA17 6HF) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% lower than the Belvedere average (110.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Erith Road (DA17 6HF), the main crime hotspot is near Rutland Gate. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Erith| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutland Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stiles Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fox House Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Filston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Filston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathdene Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stiles Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stiles Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Stiles Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutland Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathdene Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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