Crime Rates at West Street, Erith, DA8 1AW

West Street area has the 46th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Belvedere , and the 213th highest crime rate of 725 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 West Street (DA8 1AW) in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% lower than the Belvedere average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (DA8 1AW), the main crime hotspot is near St Francis' Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.