Total Crime Rate

190.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 190.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 19th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Belvedere , and the 55th highest crime rate of 725 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 6HS) in the last 12 months was 190.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% higher than the Belvedere average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 121.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Erith Road (DA17 6HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holly Hill Road, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holmhurst Road (24 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athol Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Holmhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Athol Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Athol Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avenue Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holly Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkside Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parkside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper Holly Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation

Data Sources

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