Total Crime Rate

310.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 310.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.7 10/10
  • Drugs 22.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 8th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Belvedere , and the 22nd 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 6LE) in the last 12 months was 310.9 per 1,000 residents and was 201.2% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 161.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2800.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Erith Road (DA17 6LE), 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Stiles Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holly Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stiles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stiles Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Stiles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Holmhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkside Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Parkside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower 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 2025Other crime Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper Holly Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stiles Close —

Data Sources

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