Total Crime Rate

96.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 96.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 22.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · 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 31st highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 180th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Erith Road (DA7 6BS) in the last 12 months was 96.7 per 1,000 residents and was 94.7% higher than the Barnehurst average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Erith Road (DA7 6BS), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 222 crimes here, including 132 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 (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mason Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oakhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tower Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorothy Evans Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorothy Evans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynsted Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foresters Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foresters Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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