Total Crime Rate
814.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Erith 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Belvedere| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Saltford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Medley Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wharfside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wharfside Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Colebrook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Colebrook Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britannia Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elrick Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Medley Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Compton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Elrick Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Elrick Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elrick Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elrick Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Elrick Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elrick Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elrick Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Saltford Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Saltford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aperfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Saltford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queens Road | Under investigation |
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