Total Crime Rate

814.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 814.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 371.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.6 10/10
  • Other theft 83.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.1 10/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Erith High Street area has the highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Belvedere , and the 4th 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 Erith High Street (DA8 1GL) in the last 12 months was 814.1 per 1,000 residents and was 688.8% higher than the Belvedere average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 142 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (β‰ˆ 154.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Erith High Street (DA8 1GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 200 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Erith High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Saltford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medley Lane β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Wharfside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharfside Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Colebrook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Colebrook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britannia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elrick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medley Lane β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Compton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Elrick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Elrick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elrick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elrick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Elrick Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elrick Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elrick Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saltford Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saltford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aperfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Saltford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queens Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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