Crime Rates at Erith High Street, Erith, DA8 1GL

Erith High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Belvedere , and the 14th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Erith High Street (DA8 1GL) in the last 12 months was 460.7 per 1,000 residents and was 315.5% higher than the Belvedere average (110.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -67.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 141.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Erith High Street (DA8 1GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.