Crime Rates at Camrose Avenue, Erith, DA8 1ER

Camrose Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 88th 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 Camrose Avenue (DA8 1ER) in the last 12 months was 155.1 per 1,000 residents and was 198.0% higher than the Barnehurst average (52.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Camrose Avenue (DA8 1ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Collindale Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silver Spring Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.