Total Crime Rate

159.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 159.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Erith Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Belvedere , and the 86th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Erith Road (DA17 6HR) in the last 12 months was 159.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Erith Road (DA17 6HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holly Hill Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rutland Gate (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Erith Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fox House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathdene Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathdene Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Filston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Filston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stiles Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stiles Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stiles Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holly Hill Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stiles Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Holly Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holly Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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