Crime Rates at Brook Street, Erith, DA8 1EB

Brook Street area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 201st highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Street (DA8 1EB) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% higher than the Barnehurst average (52.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Street (DA8 1EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Collindale Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penda Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.